Recorded 1999–2025 Girls' name Peak 2014 135 births

Melaysia — girls' name

135 babies named Melaysia in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s422010s732020s14

The verdict

135 girls have been named Melaysia since 1999, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

135
total births
1999–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Melaysia was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

16 babies were named Melaysia in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Melaysia

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Melaysia between 1999 and 2025, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Melaysia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melaysia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Melaysia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. 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 Melaysia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melaysia 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 135 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.

Melaysia at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

135

Since 1999

27 years of records

Peak year

2014

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1999

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2025

Melaysia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1999

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2014)
16
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 2025201720142011200720021999 6

Melaysia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
73 births that decade — 54% of Melaysia's all-time total
1990s62000s422010s732020s14

Melaysia by state

Where Melaysia concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Melaysia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.7%
New York share of Melaysia's total US births 3.7%

5 of 135 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melaysia?
135 babies have been named Melaysia since 1999. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2014 with 16 births.
When was Melaysia most popular?
Melaysia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Melaysia most popular?
The top states for the name Melaysia are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Melaysia been used?
Melaysia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Melaysia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Melissa, Melanie, Melinda, Melody, 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, 1999–2025 (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.