How Many People Are Named Mala?
An estimated 598 people in the United States have the first name Mala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Mala peaked in popularity in 1956 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mala as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
598
About 1 in 573,168 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1956
51 births
Total Registered
688
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mala
Mala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 688 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mala as a female name
Ranked #7,125 in 2023
16 female births in 2023
Peak: 1956 (51 births)
Mala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mala span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 175 babies were registered. Mala has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mala by Decade
How has Mala tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mala by State
Mala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mala
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mala?
We estimate approximately 598 people named Mala are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 573,168 Americans share this first name.
Is Mala a common name?
Mala is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 688 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mala most popular?
Mala reached peak popularity in 1956, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mala is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mala a female name?
Mala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mala Smith, Mala Johnson, Mala Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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