Malayna: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,176

among girls · ↓549 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Malayna · -17% vs 2024

How common

1 in 64,291

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2004

106 babies

All-time total

1,392

#5,991 all-time among girls

First recorded

1987

in Social Security records

Malayna popularity over time

1,392 babies have been named Malayna since 1987, 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

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	6	1	–	#10,680
1990s	176	18	+2833%	#2,881
2000s	576	58	+227%	#1,806
2010s	457	46	-21%	#3,068
2020s (to 2025)	177	30	-35%	#3,959

Where Malayna 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	25	0.02	outside top 500
2027	24	0.02	outside top 500
2028	24	0.01	outside top 500
2029	24	0.01	outside top 500
2030	23	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Malayna

Malayna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,176 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 1,392 American babies have been named Malayna. Its peak came in 2004, when 106 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Malayna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Malayna?

The median living Malayna is about 17 years old; half are between 10 and 21. An estimated 1,400 people named Malayna are alive in the United States today.

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

Malayna year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	25	#5,176
2024	30	#4,627
2023	38	#3,959
2022	16	#7,171
2021	34	#4,211
2020	34	#4,130
2019	37	#3,976
2018	28	#4,847
2017	44	#3,525
2016	44	#3,563
2015	42	#3,687
2014	51	#3,213
2013	48	#3,353
2012	53	#3,155
2011	55	#3,080
2010	55	#3,068
2009	50	#3,335
2008	51	#3,301
2007	67	#2,739
2006	75	#2,474
2005	83	#2,219
2004	106	#1,806
2003	43	#3,400
2002	35	#3,774
2001	30	#4,160
2000	36	#3,633
1995	16	#5,847
1990	7	#10,913
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Malayna?

The median living Malayna is about 17 years old. Half of all living Malaynas are between 10 and 21 years old.

How many people named Malayna are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Malayna are alive in the United States, based on 1,392 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Malayna in 2025?

Malayna ranked #5,176 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Malayna?

1,392 babies have been named Malayna in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Malayna most popular?

Malayna peaked in 2004, when 106 newborns received the name.

Is Malayna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Malayna rising or falling?

Malayna is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Malayna become more popular?

Malayna looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Malayna in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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