Girls' name · since 1994
Maliya
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 2,540 babies named Maliya, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,091 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,540
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maliya currently ranks #3091 among girls' names in America, with 2,540 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliya has been recorded 2,540 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #3091 nationally and more common than 82% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #4,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,091 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,540 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliya ranks #4,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,091 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,540 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,091 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,540
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maliya's 2,540 recorded births place it above 94.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maliya compares
2,540 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Maliya's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maliya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,540 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 192 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maliya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maliya splits its recorded history at 2010: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 192 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maliya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 192
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Maliya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,256 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Maliya's strongest decade.
1,256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Maliya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
752 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,256 births
- 2020s 441
2020s
441 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,256 births (49% of all-time use).
How Maliya 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 Maliya's total volume
Maliya by state
Where Maliya concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 272 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 162 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 154 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 80 | 3.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 79 | 3.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 54 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 53 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 45 | 1.8% |
272 of 2,540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Maliya appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maliya's data
- Maliya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,256 total births) through the 2020s (441) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maliyas (272 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maliya: 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 (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Maliya 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.