Given name

Malyla

“resembling the salmon”

Malyla is a variant of Malila. One Native American interpretation is “resembling the salmon.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Malyla is a variant of Malila. One Native American interpretation is “resembling the salmon.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Malyla is a variant of Malila. An origin associated with Malila is Native American.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2018. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Malyla through the years

Babies since 1880
6
0 boys · 6 girls
Most popular year
2018
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Malyla in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2018–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Malyla’s family of names

Malyla has a related form in Malila.

Walk Malyla’s family in the name graph

MalylaMalila

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Malyla, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Makaelah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Amalah

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>99% girls

Modern

Mahkyla

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>99% girls

Modern

Mahdiya

12Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Anyila

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Aabidah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

French · Modern

Marron

Marron is a surname from French. It is used in English and French.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Makeyla

15Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Malyla’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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