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Malayah

Malayah holds the #1082 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 223 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #942 in 2020 to #1082 today. Its strongest year on record was 2022 (#840 nationally, 333 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1994. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#514 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1082
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#840
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
223
girls named Malayah

Malayah popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.011%0.016%0.022%18801900192019401960198020002020#840 in 2022
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Malayah is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #553 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MI#553New York: #1312 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1312Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025IA—Illinois: #852 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#852Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: #668 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#668Pennsylvania: #647 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#647New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025CT—California: #1149 (22 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1149Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025NM—Kansas: #578 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KS#578Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1057 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1057South Carolina: #688 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#688District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025LA—Mississippi: #514 (5 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MS#514Alabama: #716 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#716Georgia: #796 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#796Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Malayah in 2025HI—Texas: #1790 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1790Florida: #825 (19 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#825
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#514), Kansas (#578), Michigan (#553)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Malayah in the most recent year of SSA data.

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