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Girl's name · #775 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
Malaya reached its best rank, #633, in 2013 and ranked #775 in 2025. About 8,500 girls have carried it since 1977.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#1,218 in Canada (2025) · #1,650 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,719 in England & Wales (2025) · #5,772 in France (2025) · #16,317 in Italy (2024) · #2,300 in Sweden (2023) · #2,967 in Austria (2020).
Among 17 notable people named Malaya:
No single standout — notable Malayas spread across many fields.
Together with its spelling variant Malayah (#1084), Malaya would rank around #524 with about 570 births last year — the newborns split about 61/39 between Malaya and Malayah.
Similar names: Malayah · Karsyn · Malani · Alaya · Rayne · Kaiya
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