How Many People Are Named Malayah?
An estimated 4,110 people in the United States have the first name Malayah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Malayah peaked in popularity in 2022 with 333 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malayah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Malayah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Malayah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,110
About 1 in 83,395 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2022
333 births
Total Registered
4,142
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malayah
Malayah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,142 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Malayah as a female name
Ranked #1,070 in 2024
232 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (333 births)
Malayah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malayah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,115 babies were registered. While Malayah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Malayah by Decade
How has Malayah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Malayah by State
Birth registrations for Malayah span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New Mexico, Arkansas, Nevada. On average, about 110 Malayahs were registered per state.
Malayah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malayah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malayah
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Malayah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malayah?
We estimate approximately 4,110 people named Malayah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 83,395 Americans share this first name.
Is Malayah a common name?
Malayah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,142 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malayah most popular?
Malayah reached peak popularity in 2022, when 333 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malayah is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malayah a female name?
Malayah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malayah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malayah Smith, Malayah Johnson, Malayah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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