Meaning and history
Hawaiian form of Maria; the name surged in popularity in 2009, likely because of the eldest daughter, born in 1998, of American president Barack Obama.
20062006: 784 births, rank #406
2007: 817 births, rank #399
2008: 968 births, rank #343
2009: 1,700 births, rank #192
2010: 1,075 births, rank #301
20112011: 1,011 births, rank #313
2012: 899 births, rank #353
2013: 959 births, rank #336
2014: 955 births, rank #348
2015: 1,031 births, rank #315
20162016: 1,237 births, rank #258
2017: 1,429 births, rank #215
2018: 1,280 births, rank #255
2019: 1,264 births, rank #262
2020: 1,172 births, rank #259
20212021: 1,204 births, rank #256
2022: 1,191 births, rank #265
2023: 1,146 births, rank #273
2024: 948 births, rank #328
20252025: 872 births, rank #349
Malia moved from #328 to #349 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2009, with 1,700 births.