MALIA  

Gender: F
Origin: Hawaiian variation of MARY
Meaning: "bitter"

Popularity in 2008: #345

Makes Grandma Mary or Maria's name fresh and modern. An unusual name made more familiar by one of Barack and Michelle Obama's young daughters.

Malia is being discussed in our message boards:

• another baby name game..of course!
• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup
• Unexpected, soft, and pretty girl names?
• narrowing my list...need help
• Malia & Sasha

Read Nameberry blog posts about Malia:

• HAWAIIAN NAMES: Lush and lovely
• MIDDLE NAMES: The Strange, The Ordinary, and The Embarrassing
• STAR POWER: The influence of starbabies
• LOVE THAT NAME, but...
• BABY NAME TRENDS: Heading Up