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Malayah

Girl

Meaning of Malayah: American: 'variant of Malaya'

Malayah is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1051st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1051

223 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,367

First recorded 1994 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 30 babies2003: 30 babies2004: 43 babies2005: 52 babies2006: 62 babies2007: 67 babies2008: 107 babies2009: 163 babies2010: 135 babies20102011: 176 babies2012: 173 babies2013: 210 babies2014: 207 babies2015: 208 babies2016: 241 babies2017: 246 babies2018: 228 babies2019: 291 babies2020: 272 babies20202021: 307 babies2022: 333 babies2023: 267 babies2024: 233 babies2025: 223 babies
US babies named Malayah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 333.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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