Malay
Girl · muh-LAY
Malay is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Malay come from?
- Say it
- muh-LAY
Is Malay a girl's or a boy's name?
Malay is a girls' name.
How popular is Malay in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Malay in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Malay in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
Names like Malay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Safa Zainab Miley Kaliyah Salem Zaniyah Zayla Ayla Salma Selah Zaira