Is Malayah a boy or girl name?
Malayah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 232 girls and 0 boys were named Malayah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,142 US babies named Malayah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,070
- Babies named Malayah since 1994
- 4,142
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 333 babies
Boys and girls named Malayah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,070 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 267 | #969 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 333 | #841 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 307 | #886 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 271 | #945 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 291 | #911 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,096 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 246 | #1,048 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,079 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,199 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,185 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,147 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,354 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,327 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,608 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,436 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,974 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,738 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,837 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,075 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,472 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,374 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,242 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,510 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,378 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,748 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,844 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,090 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,822 |
Highest rank
Malayah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #841 in 2022. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malayah
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.