Is Malayna a boy or girl name?

Malayna is a girl’s name. Of the 1,392 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Malayna

Recorded 1987–2025 · United States

Malayna was most popular in 2004, when 106 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,124 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,392 people named Malayna.

Malayna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Malayna’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Malayna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Malayna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,392 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