Is Malaya a boy or girl name?
Malaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 341 girls and 0 boys were named Malaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,111 US babies named Malaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #813
- Babies named Malaya since 1977
- 8,111
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 449 babies
Boys and girls named Malaya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 225 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,980 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,906 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,944 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 341 | #813 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 315 | #852 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 415 | #711 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 445 | #668 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 428 | #668 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 432 | #671 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 379 | #736 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 413 | #702 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 442 | #666 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 391 | #726 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 449 | #638 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 444 | #633 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 350 | #783 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 288 | #908 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 318 | #845 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 376 | #758 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 263 | #1,008 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 261 | #1,016 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 276 | #947 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,118 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,272 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,539 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,601 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,827 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,994 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,835 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,050 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,966 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,137 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,846 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,153 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,479 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,332 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,837 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,911 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,676 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,916 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,454 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,947 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,406 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,421 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,602 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,728 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,728 |
Highest rank
Malaya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #633 in 2013. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malaya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.