The first name Malaya
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 17 girls were named Malaya, making it the 1,719th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 31 births (#1,102).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Malaya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Malaya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 351 girls born in the United States were named Malaya, the 775th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 449 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Malaya?
- In 2025, 17 girls born in England and Wales were named Malaya, ranking 1,719th. Its peak was 2021, with 31 births.
- Is Malaya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,467 US babies named Malaya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Malaya most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 449 babies were named Malaya, its highest rank at 638th.