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Malaya

Girl's name · #775 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Malaya reached its best rank, #633, in 2013 and ranked #775 in 2025. About 8,500 girls have carried it since 1977.

Across the states

See where Malaya is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Malaya ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,650 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,774 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,589 in Canada (2024).

Famous Malayas

• Malaya Drew — American actress
• Malaya Lewandowski — Filipino singer and actor
• Malaya Watson — American singer (born 1997)
• Malaya Marcelino — Canadian politician
• Malaya Akulukjuk — Inuit [Pannirtuq/Pangnirtung] artist (1915–1995)

What Malayas become

Among 17 notable people named Malaya:

No single standout — notable Malayas spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Malayah (#1084), Malaya would rank around #524 with about 570 births last year — the newborns split about 61/39 between Malaya and Malayah.

Similar names: Malayah · Karsyn · Malani · Alaya · Rayne · Kaiya

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