How Many People Are Named Malia Washington?

There are approximately 17 people named Malia Washington living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 20,162,020 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Malia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Washington. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 20,162,020 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Malia

Last Name

Washington

Malia: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Malia. The peak year was 2009 with 1,700 births. The average person named Malia today is 18 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Malia

In the 2020 Census, the first name Malia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (30.27%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (23.49%) and Hispanic (18.47%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Malia in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Malia rose or fell over time.

White

30.27%

Black

23.49%

Hispanic

18.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

8.61%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.10%

Two or More Races

18.06%

Ancestry of the Washington Surname

The surname Washington was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Washington in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

5.82%

Black

83.58%

Hispanic

3.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.43%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.65%

Two or More Races

6.04%

How we calculated this

The first name "Malia" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Washington" appears at a rate of 57.57 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Malia are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 17 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Malia

Malia Smith Malia Johnson Malia Williams Malia Brown Malia Jones Malia Garcia Malia Reyna

Other people with the surname Washington

Michael Washington James Washington John Washington David Washington Robert Washington William Washington George Washington Isaiah Washington

Malia Washington: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Malia Washington?

We estimate approximately 17 people named Malia Washington are alive in the United States today. The first name Malia is shared by 30,063 Americans, and the surname Washington is shared by 197,323.

How rare is the name Malia Washington?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 20,162,020 Americans. The first name Malia is uncommon and the surname Washington is common.

Is Malia a male or female name?

Malia is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2009 and the average bearer today is 18 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Malia?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Malia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (30.27%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (23.49%) and Hispanic (18.47%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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