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Malia

female

Malia.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 2001 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #331 in Northern Ireland in 2003. 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

How these are calculated

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

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

RisingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 2001 to 2024, ranging from #433 to #3116.200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#433#3116
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
2001#2023
2002#2540
2003#2727
2004#2530
2005#1589
2006#3116
2007#2410
2008#1815
2009#982
2010#1429
2011#2636
2012#1720
2013#1484
2014#2203
2015#2070
2016#1112
2017#870
2018#815
2019#864
2020#821
2021#667
2022#509
2023#433
2024#676

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

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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