Malayna
Malayna was the 5176th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1806th with 106 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,489 places. More babies were named Malayna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,176 girls, down 1,046 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004106 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,392babies recorded
Malayna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,176 | 25 |
| 2020 | #4,130 | 34 |
| 2010 | #3,068 | 55 |
| 2000 | #3,633 | 36 |
| 1990 | #10,913 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Malayna, counting every spelling?
Malayna is the most common spelling of a name family that had 44 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 44 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malayna | 25 | #5,176 | 143 |
| Malaina | 10 | #9,862 | 59 |
| Malaynah | 9 | #10,597 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Malayna?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malayna (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Malayna born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malayna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malayna?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Malayna are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 22. That makes Malayna mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Malayna by state
How common Malayna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Malayna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malayna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Malayna
How popular is the name Malayna?
Malayna was the 5176th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1806th with 106 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,489 places. More babies were named Malayna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Malayna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Malayna in the US.
Where is Malayna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Malayna was most common in Pennsylvania (0.02 per 1,000 girls).