US rank #4141 Girls' name Peak 2009 1,400 births

Maliha — #4141 US girls' name

1,400 babies named Maliha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s411990s1132000s3962010s6422020s208
#4141
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Maliha was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

100 babies were named Maliha in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maliha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,400 babies named Maliha between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maliha currently holds the #4141 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 100 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maliha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 642 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maliha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 248 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Maliha in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maliha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,400 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maliha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,400

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2009

100 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,141

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maliha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
100
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Maliha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
642 births that decade — 46% of Maliha's all-time total
1980s411990s1132000s3962010s6422020s208

Maliha by state

Where Maliha concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maliha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
248 17.7%
#2 California
80 5.7%
#3 Texas
58 4.1%
#4 Florida
41 2.9%
#5 Illinois
26 1.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
23 1.6%
#7 Virginia
21 1.5%
#8 Ohio
7 0.5%
New York share of Maliha's total US births 17.7%
Even split

248 of 1,400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Maliha appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maliha?
1,400 babies have been named Maliha since 1982. It currently ranks #4141 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 100 births.
When was Maliha most popular?
Maliha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 642 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Maliha most popular?
The top states for the name Maliha are New York (248 births), California (80 births), Texas (58 births).
How long has the name Maliha been used?
Maliha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maliha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.