US rank #9214 Girls' name Peak 2016 276 births

Malya — #9214 US girls' name

276 babies named Malya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s312000s972010s1002020s48
#9214
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Malya was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

20 babies were named Malya in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malya

The Social Security Administration has registered 276 babies named Malya between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malya currently holds the #9214 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Malya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malya 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 276 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.

Malya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

276

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2016

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,214

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
20
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20242020201520112007200319991996 6

Malya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
100 births that decade — 36% of Malya's all-time total
1990s312000s972010s1002020s48

Malya by state

Where Malya concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Malya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.8%
New York share of Malya's total US births 1.8%

5 of 276 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malya?
276 babies have been named Malya since 1996. It currently ranks #9214 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 20 births.
When was Malya most popular?
Malya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Malya most popular?
The top states for the name Malya are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Malya been used?
Malya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malya?
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, 1996–2024 (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.