Given name & surname
Malala
Malala is a feminine given name from Pashto. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malala through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 95
- 0 boys · 95 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2018.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malala’s family of names
In Greek usage, Malala as a surname is a transliteration of Μαλάλα.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Malala
- Malala YousafzaiPakistani children's education activistborn 1997
- Malala AndrialavidrazanaMalagasy visual artistborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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