Malya
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Meaning & Origin of Malya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ventenata is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Europe, North Africa, and central + southwest Asia. One species, Ventenata dubia, is considered an invasive weed in many places.SpeciesVentenata blanchei Boiss. - Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Israel Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss.
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The Story of Malya
Malya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 20 Malyas were born — ranking #6,186 that year. As of 2026, Malya ranks #8,922 for baby girls with 11 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 276 Malyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Malya
Malya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 276 births in the dataset. Malya's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #6,186. Use the chart and map above to compare Malya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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