How Many People Are Named Mala?
people named Mala are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 534,874 people in the US has this name
Based on 698 babies named Mala in Social Security records from 1951 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
51 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "necklace" in Sanskrit.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Mala in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mala alive today is about 42 years old, and 34% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 19 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mala first appears in the records in 1951 and was given most often in 1956, to 51 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1951 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mala has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,497, in 1956. In 2025 it ranked #9,858.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,858 |
| Best rank | #1,497 (1956) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,673 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mala alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mala were born in New York than in any other state: about 30 of those alive today.
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