Malaysia is an established girls' name that peaked in 2014 and has grown less common since.
Malaysia is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #958 for girl births in the United States (and #1,830 across all names), given to 269 babies. Malaysia first appears in 1987 and peaked in 2014 (824 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 269 | 269 | #958 |
| 2024 | 317 | 317 | #855 |
| 2023 | 363 | 363 | #777 |
| 2022 | 489 | 489 | #610 |
| 2021 | 483 | 483 | #616 |
| 2020 | 466 | 466 | #624 |
| 2019 | 548 | 548 | #556 |
| 2018 | 628 | 628 | #497 |
| 2017 | 661 | 661 | #473 |
| 2016 | 687 | 687 | #465 |
| 2015 | 725 | 725 | #436 |
| 2014 | 824 | 824 | #397 |
| 2013 | 635 | 635 | #480 |
| 2012 | 515 | 515 | #570 |
| 2011 | 266 | 266 | #961 |
| 2010 | 222 | 222 | #1,112 |
| 2009 | 215 | 215 | #1,171 |
| 2008 | 208 | 208 | #1,220 |
| 2007 | 177 | 177 | #1,368 |
| 2006 | 207 | 207 | #1,178 |
| 2005 | 234 | 234 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 178 | 178 | #1,235 |
| 2003 | 200 | 200 | #1,104 |
| 2002 | 186 | 186 | #1,125 |
| 2001 | 194 | 194 | #1,095 |
| 2000 | 211 | 211 | #1,005 |
| 1999 | 152 | 152 | #1,242 |
| 1998 | 143 | 143 | #1,269 |
| 1997 | 125 | — | #1,376 |
| 1996 | 124 | — | #1,365 |
| 1995 | 78 | — | #1,829 |
| 1994 | 77 | — | #1,851 |
| 1993 | 59 | — | #2,230 |
| 1992 | 54 | — | #2,419 |
| 1991 | 42 | — | #2,817 |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #3,774 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | #4,200 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #7,471 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #8,449 |