How Many People Are Named Malayiah?
An estimated 394 people in the United States have the first name Malayiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Malayiah peaked in popularity in 2022 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malayiah 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 Malayiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
394
About 1 in 869,935 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2022
69 births
Total Registered
397
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malayiah
Malayiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 397 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Malayiah as a female name
Ranked #6,289 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (69 births)
Malayiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malayiah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 178 babies were registered. Malayiah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Malayiah by Decade
How has Malayiah 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.
Malayiah by State
Birth registrations for Malayiah span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, North Carolina, Florida. The lowest are in Texas, Louisiana, Florida. On average, about 7 Malayiahs were registered per state.
Malayiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malayiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malayiah
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Malayiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malayiah?
We estimate approximately 394 people named Malayiah 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 869,935 Americans share this first name.
Is Malayiah a common name?
Malayiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 397 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malayiah most popular?
Malayiah reached peak popularity in 2022, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malayiah is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malayiah a female name?
Malayiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malayiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malayiah Smith, Malayiah Johnson, Malayiah 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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