Malayasia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-luh-YAY-zhuh
- Origin
- Modern
Malayasia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Malayasia come from?
Modern: blend of Malaya and Asia, echoing Malaysia
Is Malayasia a girl's or a boy's name?
Malayasia is a girls' name.
How popular is Malayasia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Malayasia in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Malayasia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
Names like Malayasia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Kaliyah, Zaliyah, Zayla, Aaliyah, Jaliyah, Safa, Kamiyah, Aziyah, Hadassah, Zahara, Zamira
Names related to Malayasia
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Malayasia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/malayasia, updated 20 October 2026.