Malia

Girl name

Malia has been given to 31,606 babies in the U.S. since 1919. It peaked in 2009 and currently ranks #349 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /məˈliː.ə/

Borrowed from Hawaiian Malia (“Mary”) and in some cases from Mālia (“calm”).

Origin: Hawaiian

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

31,606

Peak year

2009 (1,700 babies)

Rank in 2025

#349 for girls

First recorded

1919

10-year trend

▼ -15%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Malia.

31,212 babies since 1991

31,149 babies since 1987

31,014 babies since 1908

30,804 babies since 1971

30,731 babies since 1880

30,233 babies since 1968

32,989 babies since 1916

30,211 babies since 1943

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