Girls' name · since 1997
Maleya
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 556 babies named Maleya, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,313 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maleya is the #7313 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 556 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleya has been recorded 556 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #7313 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #11,100 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,313 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 556 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleya ranks #11,100 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,313 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 556 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,313 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maleya's 556 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maleya compares
556 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maleya's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 556 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maleya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maleya splits its recorded history at 2011: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maleya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Maleya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (235 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Maleya's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Maleya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
235 births
- 2020s
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 235 births (42% of all-time use).
How Maleya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maleya's total volume
Maleya by state
Where Maleya concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
20 of 556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Maleya's data
- Maleya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (235 total births) through the 2020s (116) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maleyas (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maleya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maleya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.