Girls' name · since 1994
Malibu
170 babies named Malibu in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,485 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Malibu currently ranks #5485 among girls' names in America, with 170 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malibu has been recorded 170 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #5485 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #21,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,485 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 170 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malibu ranks #21,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,485 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 170 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,485 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Malibu's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Malibu compares
170 34th percentile among 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
Malibu's all-time total is 55% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malibu | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 170 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malibu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malibu splits its recorded history at 2017: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malibu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Malibu by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (100 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Malibu's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Malibu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 100 births (59% of all-time use).
Malibu by state
Where Malibu concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 2.9% |
16 of 170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Malibus (16 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 Malibu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Malibu 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.