Malia

Malia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “Mary”
Origin: Hawaiian
Say it: mah-LEE-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Hawaiian form of Mary. Through Mary, it ultimately connects to the Hebrew name Miriam, whose original meaning remains uncertain.

Hawaiian names International names

How popular is Malia?

2024284 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Compare with another name

Babies named Malia in 2024946

2024 rank#326 girls

Peak year2009

Total US babies since 188030,729

Malia has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Malia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
Mariameaning uncertain · Hebrew
Mollybitter · English
Mariahvariant of Mary; meaning uncertain · Hebrew
Mariebeloved; drop of the sea · French
Molliebitter · English
Maleahpossibly bitter; possibly gentle or tender · Hebrew
Maymonth of May · English

Malia questions

What does the name Malia mean?

Malia means "Mary". It comes from Hawaiian. Hawaiian form of Mary. Through Mary, it ultimately connects to the Hebrew name Miriam, whose original meaning remains uncertain.

Is Malia a boy or girl name?

Malia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Malia?

946 US babies were named Malia in 2024. Its peak year was 2009.

How do you pronounce Malia?

Malia is usually pronounced mah-LEE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.