Malay — girls' name

What the Data Says About Malay

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Malay between 2005 and 2022, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Malay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 117 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.