Malia

Meaning and origin of Malia

Popularity of Malia in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Malia has been rising (+7.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Malia every 4.1 schools, all spellings combined.

Malia in English-speaking countries

Malia ranks 102^nd in New Zealand and 143^rd in British Columbia (Canada), against 203^rd in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  102^nd girls’ name113 babies in 3 years1 girl in 372+6.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  143^rd girls’ name66 babies in 3 years1 girl in 602+8.7% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  330^th girls’ name109 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,417+0.4% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  308^th girls’ name2,966 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,629−3.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  444^th girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,719

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  456^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,752

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  590^th girls’ name195 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,938+10% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Malia and Malïa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Malïa100
• Malya (in French)865
• Maliya (in French)75
• Malyah (in French)60
• Maliha (in French)40
• Maliah (in French)35
• Maliyah (in French)30
• Mahalia (in French)25
• Mallya15
• Malyha10
• Mahalya10
• Malhya10
• Mahlia10
• Malïya (in French)10
• Mallia5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Malia

• Maëva
• Moana
• Mahina
• Ohana
• Mélina
• Maïa
• Kehlani
• Maïssa
• Marley
• Madeleine
• Myriam
• Maëlys