Is Malaysia a boy or girl name?
Malaysia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 314 girls and 0 boys were named Malaysia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 10,753 US babies named Malaysia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #857
- Babies named Malaysia since 1987
- 10,753
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 822 babies
Boys and girls named Malaysia, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 314 | #857 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 363 | #775 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 489 | #609 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 483 | #616 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 465 | #624 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 547 | #560 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 627 | #497 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 660 | #474 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 687 | #465 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 725 | #436 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 822 | #397 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 635 | #480 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 515 | #570 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 266 | #961 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,112 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,170 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,220 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,368 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,178 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,235 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,104 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,124 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,095 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,005 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,242 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,269 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,376 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,365 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,829 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,851 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,230 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,419 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,817 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,775 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,200 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,472 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,449 |
Highest rank
Malaysia has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #397 in 2014. 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 Malaysia
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.