How Many People Are Named Malia?
An estimated 30,063 people in the United States have the first name Malia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Malia peaked in popularity in 2009 with 1,700 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malia 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 Malia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Malia is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
30,063
About 1 in 11,401 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2009
1,700 births
Total Registered
30,729
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malia
Malia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 30,729 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Malia as a female name
Ranked #326 in 2024
946 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (1,700 births)
Malia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 11,138 babies were registered. While Malia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Malia by Decade
How has Malia 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.
Malia by State
Birth registrations for Malia span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Hawaii, Florida. The lowest are in New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island. On average, about 576 Malias were registered per state.
Malia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malia
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Malia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malia?
We estimate approximately 30,063 people named Malia 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 11,401 Americans share this first name.
Is Malia a common name?
Malia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30,729 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malia most popular?
Malia reached peak popularity in 2009, when 1,700 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malia is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malia a female name?
Malia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malia Smith, Malia Johnson, Malia 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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