Feminine dossier · first seen 1956

Maleah

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009

Peak era

2009

Peak rank proxy

508

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1956Peak 20092024

Peak year

2009

Decline from peak

61.6%

2024

195

All-time

9,237

Maleah is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2009, when 508 girls were named Maleah.

In 2024, only 195 girls were given the name.

Down 61.6% from its peak.

All told, about 9,237 Americans have been named Maleah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1956.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2009

2009508 girls named Maleah

2024195 girls named Maleah

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