Malya is a very rare variant of Maliyah that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Malya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,548 for girl births in the United States (and #19,438 across all names), given to 8 babies. Malya was first reported in SSA data in 1996 and peaked in 2016 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,548 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #9,334 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #12,967 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #10,146 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,792 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #8,749 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,579 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #9,711 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | #6,326 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #9,302 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,647 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #12,729 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #10,964 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #11,800 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #11,888 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | #8,732 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #8,801 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #16,805 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #9,080 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #13,942 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,325 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,464 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #9,238 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #11,651 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #16,611 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #11,003 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,358 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #13,097 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,839 |