Girls' name · since 1991
Maliah
Maliah has 5,394 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,688 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,394
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,394 babies have been named Maliah since 1991, making it today's #1688 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maliah recorded 5,394 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #1688 nationally today, ahead of 90% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #2,445 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,688 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,394 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliah ranks #2,445 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,688 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,394 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,688 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,394
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maliah's 5,394 recorded births place it above 96.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maliah compares
5,394 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Maliah's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maliah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,394 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 356 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maliah's full recorded timeline at 2008, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 356 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maliah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 356
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Maliah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,921 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Maliah's strongest decade.
2,921 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Maliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 174
1990s
174 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,210 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,921 births
- 2020s 1,089
2020s
1,089 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,921 births (54% of all-time use).
How Maliah 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 Maliah's total volume
Maliah by state
Where Maliah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 663 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 422 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 371 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 250 | 4.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 215 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 185 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 177 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 175 | 3.2% |
663 of 5,394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Maliah appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maliah's data
- Maliah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,921 total births) through the 2020s (1,089) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maliahs (663 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 Maliah: 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 (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Maliah 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.