Baby name

Malaya

Girl

Rising name

2014 was its best year: 449 births, or 1 baby in 8,256. The name is holding close to its all-time high. In 2025, it ranked No. 774. 46% of all babies named Malaya since 1880 were born in the 2010s.

8,467births since 1880

2010sgeneration

No. 637rank at its peak, in 2014

Where babies named Malaya are born

2014

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The darker the blue, the more common Malaya is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Malaya is most common in Louisiana (2.8 times), South Carolina (2.6) and Georgia (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Alaya 11,095
Malayah 4,367
Maliya 2,540
Jalaya 1,917
Kalaya 1,559
Talaya 1,527

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