How Many People Are Named Maleka?
An estimated 378 people in the United States have the first name Maleka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Maleka peaked in popularity in 1980 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maleka 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 Maleka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
378
About 1 in 906,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1980
23 births
Total Registered
398
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maleka
Maleka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 398 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maleka as a female name
Ranked #12,994 in 2021
7 female births in 2021
Peak: 1980 (23 births)
Maleka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maleka span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 133 babies were registered. Maleka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maleka by Decade
How has Maleka 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.
Maleka by State
Maleka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maleka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maleka
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Maleka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maleka?
We estimate approximately 378 people named Maleka 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 906,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Maleka a common name?
Maleka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 398 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maleka most popular?
Maleka reached peak popularity in 1980, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maleka is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maleka a female name?
Maleka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maleka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maleka Smith, Maleka Johnson, Maleka 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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