UK girl's name
Malayeka
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2014. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Malayeka is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Malayeka popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2014 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4003, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2010, with 22 births.
This profile covers 123 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 2004 to 2014. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 23% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 122 living people in the UK are called Malayeka. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2015 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Malayeka ranked #4003 for girls in England and Wales in 2014, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2010, when 22 girls were registered as Malayeka.
- • About 122 living people in the UK are estimated to have Malayeka as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4003
2014
Births in 2014
5
Latest year
Peak year
2010
22 births
Estimated living
122
2026
Popularity
Malayeka over time
The chart below shows babies named Malayeka registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2004 to 2014. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Malayeka, the clearest high point is 2010. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2014, compared with 22 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Malayeka by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Malayeka was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #2185 | 75 | 5 |
| 2000s | #2881 | 48 | 6 |
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FAQ
Malayeka: questions and answers
How popular is the name Malayeka in the UK right now?
In 2014, Malayeka was ranked #4003 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Malayeka most popular?
The peak year on record was 2010, with 22 babies registered as Malayeka in England and Wales.
How many people are called Malayeka in the UK?
A total of 123 babies have been registered as Malayeka across the 11 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.