Girls' name · since 1921
Malita
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 123 babies named Malita, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
Malita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 123 recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Malita recorded 123 times among girls since 1921, 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 1921 to 1991.
- #24,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1921
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malita ranks #24,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1921, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
Malita's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Malita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malita's full recorded timeline at 1975, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1991
- Peak year (1977)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Malita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (64 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Malita's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Malita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 14
1920s
14 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 64 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Malita's data
- Malita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1921–1991 (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 Malita 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.