How Many People Are Named Malaysha?
An estimated 508 people in the United States have the first name Malaysha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Malaysha peaked in popularity in 2006 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malaysha 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 Malaysha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
508
About 1 in 674,713 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2006
36 births
Total Registered
516
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malaysha
Malaysha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 516 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Malaysha as a female name
Ranked #11,792 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 2006 (36 births)
Malaysha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malaysha span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 239 babies were registered. Malaysha has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Malaysha by Decade
How has Malaysha 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.
Malaysha by State
Birth registrations for Malaysha span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, South Carolina, Louisiana. The lowest are in Ohio, Louisiana, South Carolina. On average, about 8 Malayshas were registered per state.
Malaysha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malaysha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malaysha
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Malaysha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malaysha?
We estimate approximately 508 people named Malaysha 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 674,713 Americans share this first name.
Is Malaysha a common name?
Malaysha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 516 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malaysha most popular?
Malaysha reached peak popularity in 2006, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malaysha is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malaysha a female name?
Malaysha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malaysha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malaysha Smith, Malaysha Johnson, Malaysha 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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