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Malaysia
OriginPlace-name
US Rank#958
2025 SSA
About Malaysia
This evocative place-name is rising in popularity -- despite (or perhaps because of) the unfortunate association with an airplane that went missing in March 2014.
Pronounced muh-LAY-zhuh.
As of October 2026, Malaysia ranked #958 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #397 in 2014.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #397 | 822 | 460.2 |
| 2015 | #436 | 725 | 406.1 |
| 2016 | #465 | 687 | 387.7 |
| 2017 | #474 | 660 | 382.3 |
| 2018 | #497 | 627 | 368.6 |
| 2019 | #560 | 547 | 325.9 |
| 2020 | #624 | 465 | 287.6 |
| 2021 | #616 | 483 | 294.4 |
| 2022 | #609 | 489 | 298.1 |
| 2023 | #775 | 363 | 226.2 |
| 2024 | #857 | 314 | 193.8 |
| 2025 | #958 | 269 | 167.4 |
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