Malu is a very rare variant of Malia that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Malu is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,251 for girl births in the United States (and #15,725 across all names), given to 11 babies. Malu was first reported in SSA data in 1995 and peaked in 2024 (25 births).
Girls named Malu per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1995–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · 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
Boys named Malu
Boys named Malu per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1995–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · 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