Malay

muh-LAY /məˈleɪ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Malay is a very rare variant of Malia that peaked in 2007 and has since faded.

Malay is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Malay was first reported in SSA data in 2005 and peaked in 2007 (16 births).

About the name Malay

Pronunciationmuh-LAY /məˈleɪ/
CultureHindi
16peak births 2007
2005first in SSA data

Names similar to Malay

How popular is Malay?

Girls named Malay
20052010201520202022
Girls named Malay per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2005–2022 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2022) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Malay total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202255#16,828
201955#17,094
201866#14,978
201755#17,486
201655#17,874
201588#12,557
201399#11,607
201288#12,975
201055#18,806
20091313#9,205
200888#13,349
20071616#7,959
20061010#11,127
20051414#8,177