Girls name
Malia
Malia is a girls' name given to 29,066 girls in the United States since 1954, peaking in 2009 with 1,681 births. It has appeared in 49 states, and reached its highest rank of 7th among girls names in Hawaii in 2002.
Which states favor Malia
Malia by state
Top states by all-time births named Malia. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 5,307 | #263 (2025) |
| 2 | Hawaii | 1,883 | — |
| 3 | Florida | 1,673 | — |
| 4 | Texas | 1,508 | — |
| 5 | New York | 1,335 | — |
| 6 | Washington | 1,167 | — |
| 7 | Georgia | 1,054 | — |
| 8 | Ohio | 982 | — |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 949 | — |
| 10 | Illinois | 930 | — |
| 11 | North Carolina | 809 | — |
| 12 | Virginia | 749 | — |
| 13 | Michigan | 729 | — |
| 14 | Arizona | 621 | — |
| 15 | Maryland | 604 | — |
| 16 | Oregon | 589 | — |
| 17 | New Jersey | 575 | — |
| 18 | Tennessee | 551 | — |
| 19 | Indiana | 521 | — |
| 20 | Missouri | 500 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).