Given name & surname
Malila
“resembling the salmon”
Malila is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “resembling the salmon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “resembling the salmon.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 0 boys · 42 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malila’s family of names
Malila has a related form in Maleala. Malila has a related form in Maleela. Malila has a related form in Maleila.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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