Malaya

“From Tagalog malaya — 'free'” — Tagalog origin

Girl's name · #775 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Malaya reached its best rank, #633, in 2013 and ranked #775 in 2025. About 8,500 girls have carried it since 1977. Together with its spelling variant Malayah (#1084), Malaya would rank around #524 with about 570 births last year — the newborns split about 61/39 between Malaya and Malayah.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,800 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 15,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Malayas

Malaya Drew — American actress
Malaya Lewandowski — Filipino singer and actor
Malaya Watson — singer
Malaya Marcelino — Canadian politician
Malaya Akulukjuk — Inuit [Pannirtuq/Pangnirtung] artist (1915–1995)

What Malayas become

Among 17 notable people named Malaya:

No single standout — notable Malayas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Malayah · Karsyn · Malani · Alaya · Rayne · Kaiya

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