Malaia
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.
Malaia by the numbers
Malaia was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 24 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Malaia
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malaia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
- Malaikaangel; messenger35 in England and Wales (2025)
- Malaijasmine flower11 in the US (2017)
- Manaiaspiritual guardian or mythical being11 in the US (2017)
- Malkiaqueen10 in the US (2017)
- Malalagrief-stricken; sad3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Malaia
Names that are said the same way as Malaia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Malaia
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