Girls' name · since 1971
Maliaka
62 babies named Maliaka in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Maliaka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliaka has been recorded 62 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2008.
- #32,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliaka ranks #32,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Maliaka's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maliaka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maliaka's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maliaka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2008
- Peak year (1973)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Maliaka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (41 births, 66% of the file).
1970s was Maliaka's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Maliaka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Maliaka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maliaka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1971–2008 (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 Maliaka 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.