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Mala

female

Mala.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2163 in England and Wales in 2020. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

England and Wales

RisingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1997 to 2024, ranging from #2163 to #5707.19971998199920002001200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120232024#2163#5707
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1997#3174
1998#2701
1999#3900
2000#2416
2001#2466
2003#2436
2004#3725
2005#3382
2006#4157
2007#3218
2008#5545
2009#4564
2010#5707
2011#4764
2012#2338
2013#3160
2014#4684
2015#2496
2016#4096
2017#3229
2018#2901
2019#4001
2020#2163
2021#2341
2023#4709
2024#2771

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

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Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

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