Girls' name · since 1919
Malia
Malia has 31,606 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #350 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,606
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malia is the #350 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 31,606 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malia has been recorded 31,606 times among girls since 1919, currently ranked #350 nationally and more common than 98% 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 1919 to 2025.
- #812 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #350 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 31,606 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malia ranks #812 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #350 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 31,606 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #350 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,606
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malia's 31,606 recorded births place it above 98.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Malia compares
31,606 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Malia's all-time total is 84x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31,606 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,700 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malia's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 1,700, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,700
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Malia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11,140 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Malia's strongest decade.
11,140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Malia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 323
1950s
323 births
- 1960s 449
1960s
449 births
- 1970s 1,027
1970s
1,027 births
- 1980s 1,442
1980s
1,442 births
- 1990s 2,477
1990s
2,477 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,205 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,140 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,533 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11,140 births (35% of all-time use).
How Malia 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 Malia's total volume
Malia by state
Where Malia concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,307 | 16.8% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 1,883 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,673 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,508 | 4.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,335 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Washington | | 1,167 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 1,054 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 982 | 3.1% |
5,307 of 31,606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Malia appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Malia's data
- Malia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11,140 total births) through the 2020s (6,533) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Malias (5,307 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 Malia: 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 (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Malia 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.