Mala is a rare variant of Malia that peaked in 1956 and has since faded.
Mala is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,861 for girl births in the United States (and #16,734 across all names), given to 10 babies. Mala first appears in 1951 and peaked in 1956 (51 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #9,861 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #7,132 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,849 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,784 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #10,006 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #13,290 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | #6,988 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #10,444 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #11,446 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #10,598 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #14,028 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #11,603 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | #9,500 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #16,064 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #9,585 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #14,801 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #16,365 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #18,157 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #17,780 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #11,985 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,745 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #11,909 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,182 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,581 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #10,150 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #12,800 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #9,202 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #9,047 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,744 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,916 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,397 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #6,912 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #5,550 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #7,065 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,620 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,831 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,727 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #5,087 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,373 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #4,274 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,294 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #7,105 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,829 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #7,044 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #4,654 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #4,905 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #5,003 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #4,197 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | #4,366 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #3,858 |
| 1964 | 15 | — | #3,453 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #4,167 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | #3,701 |
| 1961 | 21 | — | #2,720 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #3,164 |
| 1959 | 18 | — | #2,826 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #2,718 |
| 1957 | 17 | — | #2,886 |
| 1956 | 51 | — | #1,498 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | #2,795 |
| 1954 | 18 | — | #2,662 |
| 1953 | 13 | — | #3,211 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #3,697 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | #3,220 |