Malay Popularity by Year
Follow Malay across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Malay birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Girls | 5 | #15,306 | Up 233 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 5 | #15,539 | Down 1,746 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 6 | #13,793 | Up 2,109 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 5 | #15,902 | Up 313 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 5 | #16,215 | Down 4,380 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 8 | #11,835 | Down 835 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 9 | #11,000 | Up 1,199 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 8 | #12,199 | Up 4,793 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 5 | #16,992 | Down 8,104 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 13 | #8,888 | Up 3,691 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 8 | #12,579 | Down 4,846 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 16 | #7,733 | Up 2,878 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 10 | #10,611 | Down 2,720 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 14 | #7,891 | — |