Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Malayah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,084 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,084
among girls · ↓16 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
223
named Malayah · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,207
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
333 babies
All-time total
4,367
#2,814 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Malayah popularity over time

4,367 babies have been named Malayah since 1994, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 29 3 – #7,845
2000s 588 59 +1928% #1,437
2010s 2,115 212 +260% #911
2020s (to 2025) 1,635 273 +29% #842

Where Malayah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 222 0.14 outside top 500
2027 220 0.14 outside top 500
2028 219 0.14 outside top 500
2029 218 0.14 outside top 500
2030 218 0.14 outside top 500

Where Malayah is most popular

Girls named Malayah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.168 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, South Carolina, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Malayah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 28 0.599 +256%
South Carolina 39 0.434 +158%
Michigan 72 0.395 +135%
Georgia 89 0.392 +133%
Louisiana 31 0.354 +111%
Alabama 33 0.351 +109%
North Carolina 77 0.338 +101%
Illinois 73 0.319 +90%
Ohio 66 0.278 +66%
Maryland 29 0.274 +63%
Pennsylvania 64 0.271 +61%
Indiana 37 0.264 +57%
Florida 110 0.257 +53%
Tennessee 33 0.208 +24%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +22%
New Jersey 28 0.155 -8%
Missouri 18 0.149 -11%
Virginia 25 0.147 -13%
Texas 113 0.140 -16%
Oklahoma 10 0.136 -19%
Wisconsin 12 0.117 -31%
California 97 0.115 -31%
New York 42 0.106 -37%
Kansas 5 0.087 -48%
Arizona 12 0.086 -49%
Kentucky 7 0.082 -51%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -72%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Malayah

Malayah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,084 in 2025 with 223 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 4,367 American babies have been named Malayah. Its peak came in 2022, when 333 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Malayah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Malayah?

The median living Malayah is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 4,300 people named Malayah are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Malayah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 223 #1,084
2024 233 #1,068
2023 267 #969
2022 333 #842
2021 307 #887
2020 272 #944
2019 291 #911
2018 228 #1,096
2017 246 #1,048
2016 241 #1,079
2015 208 #1,202
2014 207 #1,185
2013 210 #1,147
2012 173 #1,354
2011 176 #1,327
2010 135 #1,609
2009 163 #1,437
2008 107 #1,974
2007 67 #2,738
2006 62 #2,838
2005 52 #3,075
2004 43 #3,472
2003 30 #4,374
2002 30 #4,242
2001 17 #6,510
2000 17 #6,379
1995 – –
1990 – –
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1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
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1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
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1940 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Malayah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Malayah?

The median living Malayah is about 8 years old. Half of all living Malayahs are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Malayah are alive today?

An estimated 4,300 people named Malayah are alive in the United States, based on 4,367 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Malayah in 2025?

Malayah ranked #1,084 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 223 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Malayah?

4,367 babies have been named Malayah in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Malayah most popular?

Malayah peaked in 2022, when 333 newborns received the name.

Is Malayah a boy or girl name?

Malayah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Malayah rising or falling?

Malayah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Malayah become more popular?

Malayah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 218 girls named Malayah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Malayah

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