Is Malia a boy or girl name?
Malia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 946 girls and 0 boys were named Malia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 30,729 US babies named Malia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #326
- Babies named Malia since 1919
- 30,729
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 1,700 babies
Boys and girls named Malia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 323 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 449 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,027 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,442 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,477 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 8,205 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 11,138 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,658 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 946 | #326 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,146 | #273 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,191 | #265 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,204 | #256 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,171 | #260 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,264 | #262 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,279 | #255 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,429 | #215 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,236 | #259 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,031 | #315 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 955 | #348 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 959 | #336 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 899 | #353 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,011 | #313 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,075 | #301 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,700 | #192 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 968 | #344 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 817 | #400 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 784 | #406 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 741 | #418 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 681 | #449 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 706 | #426 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 682 | #428 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 585 | #476 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 541 | #499 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 423 | #584 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 353 | #654 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 308 | #701 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 269 | #780 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 227 | #858 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 190 | #976 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,038 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,001 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,020 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,102 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,040 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,101 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,107 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,257 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,115 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 146 | #991 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 151 | #970 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 164 | #920 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 151 | #973 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 149 | #992 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,034 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 142 | #978 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 149 | #934 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,119 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,224 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,159 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,322 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,186 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,484 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,553 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,473 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,797 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,503 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,785 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,476 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,965 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,776 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,663 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,279 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,042 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,492 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,927 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,384 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,265 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,079 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,453 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,083 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,407 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,274 |
Highest rank
Malia has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #192 in 2009. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malia
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.