Malayja comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Heavenly/angelic name for girls..
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How popular is Malayja?
2013peak year
Today, Malayja is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11302), with only about 10 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2013, 12 babies were given the name (ranked #9395 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. In all, around 94 babies have been registered as Malayja since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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