Names / Girl names
Malaya
Current rank
#775
and easing
All-time peak
#633
in 2013
First recorded
1977
in U.S. data
Children named
8,400
since 1977
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #633 in 2013 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Malaya is a girls' name that enters U.S. records in 1977. Today it sits at #775 and is drifting lower. It peaked in 2013 at #633. Across all years, more than 8,400 children have been named this.