Malia is an established girls' name that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Malia is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #349 for girl births in the United States (and #729 across all names), given to 872 babies. Malia first appears in 1919 and peaked in 2009 (1,700 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 872 | 872 | #349 |
| 2024 | 948 | 948 | #328 |
| 2023 | 1,146 | 1,153 | #274 |
| 2022 | 1,191 | 1,191 | #265 |
| 2021 | 1,204 | 1,204 | #256 |
| 2020 | 1,172 | 1,172 | #259 |
| 2019 | 1,264 | 1,264 | #262 |
| 2018 | 1,280 | 1,280 | #255 |
| 2017 | 1,429 | 1,429 | #216 |
| 2016 | 1,237 | 1,237 | #259 |
| 2015 | 1,031 | 1,031 | #315 |
| 2014 | 955 | 955 | #348 |
| 2013 | 959 | 959 | #336 |
| 2012 | 899 | 899 | #353 |
| 2011 | 1,011 | 1,011 | #313 |
| 2010 | 1,075 | 1,075 | #301 |
| 2009 | 1,700 | 1,705 | #192 |
| 2008 | 968 | 968 | #344 |
| 2007 | 817 | 817 | #400 |
| 2006 | 784 | 784 | #406 |
| 2005 | 741 | 741 | #418 |
| 2004 | 681 | 681 | #449 |
| 2003 | 706 | 706 | #426 |
| 2002 | 682 | 682 | #428 |
| 2001 | 585 | 585 | #476 |
| 2000 | 541 | 541 | #499 |
| 1999 | 423 | 423 | #584 |
| 1998 | 353 | 353 | #654 |
| 1997 | 308 | — | #701 |
| 1996 | 269 | — | #780 |
| 1995 | 227 | — | #858 |
| 1994 | 190 | — | #976 |
| 1993 | 178 | — | #1,038 |
| 1992 | 189 | — | #1,001 |
| 1991 | 181 | — | #1,020 |
| 1990 | 159 | — | #1,102 |
| 1989 | 165 | — | #1,040 |
| 1988 | 142 | — | #1,101 |
| 1987 | 136 | — | #1,107 |
| 1986 | 108 | — | #1,257 |
| 1985 | 130 | — | #1,115 |
| 1984 | 146 | — | #991 |
| 1983 | 151 | — | #970 |
| 1982 | 164 | — | #920 |
| 1981 | 151 | — | #973 |
| 1980 | 149 | — | #992 |
| 1979 | 136 | — | #1,034 |
| 1978 | 142 | — | #978 |
| 1977 | 149 | — | #934 |
| 1976 | 107 | — | #1,119 |
| 1975 | 94 | — | #1,224 |
| 1974 | 99 | — | #1,159 |
| 1973 | 77 | — | #1,323 |
| 1972 | 91 | — | #1,186 |
| 1971 | 69 | — | #1,484 |
| 1970 | 63 | — | #1,553 |
| 1969 | 64 | — | #1,473 |
| 1968 | 44 | — | #1,798 |
| 1967 | 56 | — | #1,503 |
| 1966 | 41 | — | #1,785 |
| 1965 | 57 | — | #1,477 |
| 1964 | 37 | — | #1,965 |
| 1963 | 43 | — | #1,777 |
| 1962 | 47 | — | #1,663 |
| 1961 | 28 | — | #2,279 |
| 1960 | 32 | — | #2,040 |
| 1959 | 22 | — | #2,491 |
| 1958 | 33 | — | #1,927 |
| 1957 | 59 | — | #1,385 |
| 1956 | 68 | — | #1,265 |
| 1955 | 88 | — | #1,079 |
| 1954 | 48 | — | #1,453 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #6,082 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,407 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #5,274 |