About the name Malia
Malia is a girl name with Hawaiian roots, meaning “Hawaiian form of Mary”.
It has a modern feel. In 2025, Malia ranked #349 for girls in the US, with 872 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2009. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Malia were girls.
Etymology
From Hawaiian, meaning “Mary” + “calm”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Malia”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #349
- In 2015
- #315
- Babies in 2025
- 872
Popularity of Malia, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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