Girls' name · since 1982
Maliha
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 1,424 babies named Maliha, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,424
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,424 babies have been named Maliha since 1982, making it today's #5298 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maliha recorded 1,424 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #5298 nationally today, ahead of 69% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #5,901 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,298 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,424 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliha ranks #5,901 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,298 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,424 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,424
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maliha's 1,424 recorded births place it above 91.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Maliha compares
1,424 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Maliha's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maliha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,424 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maliha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maliha's full recorded timeline at 2005, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 100 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maliha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Maliha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (642 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Maliha's strongest decade.
642 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Maliha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 113
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
396 births
- 2010s
2010s
642 births
- 2020s 232
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 642 births (45% of all-time use).
How Maliha 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 Maliha's total volume
Maliha by state
Where Maliha concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 248 | 17.4% |
| #2 | California | | 80 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 58 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 41 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 26 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.5% |
248 of 1,424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Maliha appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maliha's data
- Maliha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (642 total births) through the 2020s (232) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Malihas (248 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maliha: 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 (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Maliha 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.