Baby name

Malayah

Girl

Rising name

Malayah peaked in 2022, when 1 baby in 10,167 was given the name. The rise continues, up 21% on the previous ten years. In 2025, it ranked No. 1082. 48% of all babies named Malayah since 1880 were born in the 2010s.

4,367births since 1880

2020sgeneration

No. 840rank at its peak, in 2022

Where babies named Malayah are born

2022

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Malayah is most common in Michigan (2.1 times), North Carolina (2) and Georgia (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Maliyah 15,359
Alayah 12,228
Malaya 8,467
Jalayah 2,237
Kalayah 1,442
Aalayah 1,276

Names from the same era

Indie · Yael · Araya · Amethyst · Waverly · Guinevere

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