Malala
A girls’ name of Pashto origin, meaning grief-stricken; sad.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Malala by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Malala. In the US, 8 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malala. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Malala
Names that are said the same way as Malala, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Malaylah5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Malala
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