Malaysia
Taken from the Southeast Asian country, whose name combines Malay, the people and language of the peninsula, with the Latinate ending used in many place names.
Malaysia in 2025
Malaysia was given to 269 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,830th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 12,325 babies born.
The history of Malaysia
Malaysia reached its highest point in 2014, when 824 babies were given the name, ranking 777th that year.
Across the 39 years of records since 1987, 11,031 babies have been named Malaysia. Half of them were born before 2015, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Malaysia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Malaysia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41 | 6,634 |
| 1990s | 882 | 2,166 |
| 2000s | 2,010 | 1,768 |
| 2010s | 5,711 | 777 |
| 2020s | 2,387 | 1,196 |
Where Malaysia is heading
Malaysia has fallen 63% over the past decade, from 725 babies in 2015 to 269 in 2025.
Names like Malaysia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Malaysia.