Girls' name · since 2001
Maleyah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 677 babies named Maleyah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,348 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 677
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
677 babies have been named Maleyah since 2001, making it today's #5348 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maleyah recorded 677 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #5348 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #9,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,348 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 677 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleyah ranks #9,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,348 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 677 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,348 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 677
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maleyah's 677 recorded births place it above 86.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maleyah compares
677 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Maleyah's all-time total is 80% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 677 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maleyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maleyah splits its recorded history at 2013: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maleyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Maleyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (379 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Maleyah's strongest decade.
379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Maleyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 149
2000s
149 births
- 2010s
2010s
379 births
- 2020s 149
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 379 births (56% of all-time use).
How Maleyah 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 Maleyah's total volume
Maleyah by state
Where Maleyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 21 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 8 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
21 of 677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Maleyah's data
- Maleyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (379 total births) through the 2020s (149) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maleyahs (21 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 Maleyah: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Maleyah 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.