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Malia

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Variant of Maria
HawaiianMary
Variation of ; Bitter
Spanish
Teutonic

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Malia

Pronunciation

m(a)-lia

Famous People

First daughter Malia Obama, Surfer Malia Jones

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #191, 1,699 births); most recent 2025 (rank #349, 872 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025872
2024946
20231,146
20221,191
20211,204
20201,171
20191,264
20181,279
20171,429
20161,236

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #433, 94 births); most recent 2025 (rank #807, 45 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202545
202456
202394
202278
202158
202044
201942
201846
201744
201631

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #167, 381 births); most recent 2023 (rank #167, 377 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023377
2022381
2021331
2020318
2019229
2018210
2017229
2016182
2015158
2014119

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #414, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
20229
2021–
20205
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #324, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20257
20248
20235
202210
20217
202010
20193
20188
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #259, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20256
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #129, 26 births); most recent 2023 (rank #132, 22 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202322
202224
202120
202016
201916
201815
20178
201626
201518
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence