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Malaiya

100% girls · 34 born in 2025

Malaiya has been given to about 513 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 510
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Malaiya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 44
  • Born in 202534
  • All time513

How popular is Malaiya?

Its best year was 2021, when 44 babies were given the name, ranking 3532nd. The typical living American called Malaiya is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Malaiya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Malaya0.93
  2. Alaya0.81
  3. Malia0.75
  4. Malaysia0.73
  5. Aliya0.72
  6. Makaila0.73
  7. Malayah0.73
  8. Maiya0.72

Middle names for Malaiya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Malaiya Josephine0.84
  2. Malaiya Rose0.83
  3. Malaiya Louise0.83
  4. Malaiya June0.82
  5. Malaiya Pearl0.82
  6. Malaiya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Malaiya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Neriahsister · 0.88
  2. Hazielbrother · 0.88
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.88
  4. Bodebrother · 0.87
  5. Seraphinasister · 0.87
  6. Ayaneither · 0.87

Where Malaiya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Malaiya White0.78
  2. Malaiya Reyes0.78
  3. Malaiya Nguyen0.78
  4. Malaiya Lee0.78
  5. Malaiya Hill0.78
  6. Malaiya Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Malaiya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025

Malaiya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.