Girls' name · since 2002
Maliayah
10 babies named Maliayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #55,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Maliayah since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Maliayah recorded 10 times among girls since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2010.
- #55,969 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliayah ranks #55,969 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #55,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maliayah's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maliayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maliayah splits its recorded history at 2010: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births).
Maliayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2010
- Peak year (2002)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Maliayah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Maliayah's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Maliayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Maliayah's data
- Maliayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Maliayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~8 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, 2002–2010 (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 Maliayah 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.