How Many People Are Named Malaya?
An estimated 8,033 people in the United States have the first name Malaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Malaya peaked in popularity in 2014 with 449 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malaya 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 Malaya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Malaya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
8,033
About 1 in 42,668 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2014
449 births
Total Registered
8,111
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malaya
Malaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,111 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Malaya as a female name
Ranked #813 in 2024
341 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (449 births)
Malaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malaya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,906 babies were registered. While Malaya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Malaya by Decade
How has Malaya 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.
Malaya by State
Birth registrations for Malaya span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Nebraska, Utah. On average, about 187 Malayas were registered per state.
Malaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malaya
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Malaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malaya?
We estimate approximately 8,033 people named Malaya 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 42,668 Americans share this first name.
Is Malaya a common name?
Malaya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,111 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malaya most popular?
Malaya reached peak popularity in 2014, when 449 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malaya is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malaya a female name?
Malaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malaya Smith, Malaya Johnson, Malaya 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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