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Origin & history of Mala1
Hindi / Indian / Sanskrit roots
Mala comes from the Hindi / Indian / Sanskrit tradition, meaning Pendant.
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How popular is Mala?
1956
peak year
Mala first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1951. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1956, 51 babies received the name (ranked #1498). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10388), with roughly 11 babies named Mala each year. Mala's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 688 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
51
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,498)
(ranked #1,498)
11
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
110
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
688
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Mala9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
M4
A1
L3
A1
Sum: 9 → Life path 9
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Personality of Mala🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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Names that combine with MalaSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Mala.
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