Total births
42
Girls' name · since 2009
Malila
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 42 babies named Malila, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 42
- total births
- 2009–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Malila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 42 have been recorded since 2009.
Malila has 42 recorded births among girls since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2021.
- 42 total births
- 2009–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
42 girls have been named Malila since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 42
- total births
- 2009–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Malila was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
9 babies were named Malila in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Malila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malila's full recorded timeline at 2015, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malila at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2009
Malila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2021
- Peak year (2010)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Malila by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Malila's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Malila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Malila? ▼
Malila has been given to 42 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 9 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
When was Malila most popular? ▼
Malila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Malila been used? ▼
Records for Malila go back to 2009, giving 13 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Malila? ▼
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.
What to do with Malila's data
- Malila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Malila
Nearby Names Like Malila
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Malila
Mallory Girl
#412 59,044 births
Malia Girl
#328 31,606 births
Malinda Girl
#2857 21,464 births
Maliyah Girl
#589 15,359 births
Malaysia Girl
#855 11,031 births
Compare Malila side by side: Malila vs Mallory Malila vs Malia Malila vs Malinda
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2009–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Malila: Baby Name Since 2009 - 42 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/malila. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Malila 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 July 2026.