Girls' name · since 1895
Malisia
24 babies named Malisia in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1895. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #43,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1895
- 1970s
- peak decade
24 girls have been named Malisia since 1895, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Malisia recorded 24 times among girls since 1895, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1972.
- #43,701 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1895
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malisia ranks #43,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1895, peaking in the 1970s.
- #43,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1895
- 1970s
- peak decade
Malisia's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Malisia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malisia's full recorded timeline at 1970, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1895 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malisia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1972
- Peak year (1895)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1972.
24 total births across 78 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1895 with 7 births in a single year.
Malisia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Malisia's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Malisia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (50% of all-time use).
Malisia decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malisia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1895)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1895–1972 (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 Malisia 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.
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