Feminine dossier · first seen 1977

Malaya

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Malaya
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2014

Peak rank proxy

449

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1977Peak 20142024

Peak year

2014

Decline from peak

24.1%

2024

341

All-time

8,111

Malaya has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2014, when 449 girls were named Malaya.

In 2024, only 341 girls were given the name.

Down 24.1% from its peak.

All told, about 8,111 Americans have been named Malaya and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1977.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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