Is Malaiya a boy or girl name?

Malaiya is a girl’s name. Of the 513 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Malaiya

Recorded 2005–2025 · United States

Malaiya was most popular in 2021, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,077 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 513 people named Malaiya.

Malaiya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Malaiya’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Malaiya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Malaiya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 513 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org