Malea: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,842

among girls · ↓1,583 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Malea · -38% vs 2024

How common

1 in 76,537

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2009

100 babies

All-time total

2,540

#4,003 all-time among girls

First recorded

1954

in Social Security records

Malea popularity over time

2,540 babies have been named Malea since 1954, 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	81	8	–	#2,198
1960s	101	10	+25%	#3,660
1970s	135	14	+34%	#3,122
1980s	192	19	+42%	#3,200
1990s	368	37	+92%	#2,491
2000s	831	83	+126%	#2,013
2010s	609	61	-27%	#2,270
2020s (to 2025)	223	37	-39%	#3,469

Where Malea 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	20	0.01	outside top 500
2027	19	0.01	outside top 500
2028	18	0.01	outside top 500
2029	17	0.01	outside top 500
2030	17	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Malea

Malea is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,842 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1954, 2,540 American babies have been named Malea. Its peak came in 2009, when 100 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 Malea stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Malea?

The median living Malea is about 20 years old; half are between 13 and 31. An estimated 2,500 people named Malea 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.

Malea year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	21	#5,842
2024	34	#4,259
2023	40	#3,811
2022	43	#3,634
2021	45	#3,469
2020	40	#3,720
2019	57	#2,915
2018	38	#3,898
2017	42	#3,675
2016	48	#3,363
2015	60	#2,915
2014	60	#2,878
2013	64	#2,717
2012	73	#2,504
2011	83	#2,270
2010	84	#2,284
2009	100	#2,054
2008	80	#2,408
2007	96	#2,111
2006	91	#2,141
2005	92	#2,050
2004	76	#2,303
2003	90	#2,013
2002	80	#2,120
2001	65	#2,427
2000	61	#2,500
1995	35	#3,256
1990	29	#3,683
1985	13	#5,551
1980	21	#3,791
1975	10	#5,799
1970	8	#6,124
1965	13	#3,660
1960	9	#4,646
1955	25	#2,198
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Malea?

The median living Malea is about 20 years old. Half of all living Maleas are between 13 and 31 years old.

How many people named Malea are alive today?

An estimated 2,500 people named Malea are alive in the United States, based on 2,540 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Malea in 2025?

Malea ranked #5,842 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Malea?

2,540 babies have been named Malea in the United States since 1954, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Malea most popular?

Malea peaked in 2009, when 100 newborns received the name.

Is Malea a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Malea rising or falling?

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

Will Malea become more popular?

Malea is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 17 girls named Malea in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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