girl's name
Malaia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 426
Malaia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 118,413 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Malaia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 83 |
| 2010s | 147 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 187 |
How popular is Malaia?
In 2025, Malaia was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Malaia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Malaia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Malaia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Malaia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Malaia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Malaia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Malaia
How popular is the name Malaia?
In 2025, Malaia was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Malaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Malaia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Malaia most popular?
Malaia peaked in 2021, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Malaia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Malaia currently ranks #4,788 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.