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Girl's name · #349 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
Malia first appeared in 1919, vanished from the records entirely for 26 years, and since returning in 1946 has climbed back to #349. About 32,000 girls have carried it in all.
Malia climbed sharply in 2009, when Malia Obama became one of the nation’s First Daughters.
In recent years, Malia ran about 6× its national rate in Hawaii—where it ranked #20 in 2025.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
See how Malia ranks in other countries and regions.
#50 in Switzerland (2025) · #95 in Austria (2025) · #99 in New Zealand (2025) · #238 in France (2025) · #259 in N. Ireland (2025) · #264 in Belgium (2025) · #340 in Canada (2025) · #429 in Scotland (2025) · #555 in Poland (2025) · #804 in Italy (2024) · #807 in England & Wales (2025) · #885 in Ireland (2025) and 4 more.
Among 57 notable people named Malia:
Sports figures appear 2.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Malia Metella, French swimmer (born 1982).
Together with its spelling variants Maliyah (#626) and Maliah (#1688), Malia would rank around #208 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 60/32/8 across Malia, Maliyah, and Maliah.
Similar names: Maliyah · Danna · Malka · Talia · Lia · Anya
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