Malia
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Malia is the Hawaiian form of Mary, with meanings tied to the sea or bitterness, and in Hawaiian also “still water.” Malia is given the Hebrew meaning “bitterness.” Malia is also glossed as “defiance.” Malia became trendy after Barack Obama’s 2008 election put his daughter in the spotlight, though some dislike the “mal-” sound.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson)
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Usage of Malia in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Malia against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Malia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Malia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 872 girls were named Malia, making it the #349 girls' name in the US. Since 1919, 31,606 girls have been named Malia, with the most (1,700) in 2009. It is most common, relative to births, in Hawaii, Montana and Rhode Island.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Malia in other languages
- Maria Arabic, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish
- Amalia Arabic, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Polish, Slovenian
- Malina Hungarian, Polish
- Maelia Latin
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Malia
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Malia, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Malia | 2015 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Malia
There are 38 towns and villages with Malia in their name, in 13 countries.
🇮🇳 India 21🇵🇰 Pakistan 4🇧🇩 Bangladesh 3🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1🇨🇾 Cyprus 1🇬🇷 Greece 1🇮🇷 Iran 1🇲🇽 Mexico 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Mália | Crete, 🇬🇷 Greece | 4,343 | Map |
| Maliá | Limassol, 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 61 | Map |
| La Malia | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
| Bera Malia | Rangpur Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Char Mālia | Barisal Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| E. Malia | Calabarzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | – | Map |
| Mahādeo Malia | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Malia | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Malia | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Malia | Punjab, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Malia songs
One song on Wikidata has Malia in its title:
- Malia – Francesco Paolo Tosti
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Malia
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Malia as a pet name
FurryName has found 7 dogs named Malia in public pet registers, making it the #7,917 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (3), Basel (1), Zurich (1). Malia as a dog name →
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