Malia
The Hawaiian form of Maria, which reaches back to Hebrew Miryam. Hawaiian has no r sound, so Maria was reshaped with an l.
Malia in 2025
Malia was given to 872 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 729th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,802 babies born.
The history of Malia
Malia reached its highest point in 2009, when 1,700 babies were given the name, ranking 413th that year.
Across the 107 years of records since 1919, 31,606 babies have been named Malia. Half of them were born before 2011, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Malia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Malia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8,828 |
| 1940s | 5 | 8,273 |
| 1950s | 323 | 1,804 |
| 1960s | 449 | 2,345 |
| 1970s | 1,027 | 1,595 |
| 1980s | 1,442 | 1,567 |
| 1990s | 2,477 | 1,079 |
| 2000s | 8,205 | 413 |
| 2010s | 11,140 | 480 |
| 2020s | 6,533 | 555 |
Where Malia is heading
Malia has fallen 15% over the past decade, from 1,031 babies in 2015 to 872 in 2025.
Names like Malia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Malia.