The baby name Malla is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAH-lah,MAL-ah,/ˈmɑːlə/.
Malla is Sanskrit, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Malla is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAH-lah,MAL-ah,/ˈmɑːlə/.
Malla is Sanskrit, Scandinavian in Origin.
Malla is a multicultural given name with distinct roots. In Sanskrit and several North Indian languages, malla (मल्ल) means “wrestler,” “strongman,” or “champion,” extended to “valiant.” It figures in South Asian history as the name of an ancient republican people and as a royal epithet; Nepal’s Malla dynasty reinforced its prestige. As a modern given name in India and Nepal, Malla is unisex but leans masculine.
Independently, Malla is used in Scandinavia - especially Sweden and Finland - as a familiar short form for Magdalena, Margareta, or Amalia. Usage peaked in the 18th–19th centuries and now reads as a vintage revival. Variants and relatives include Nordic hypocoristics Magda, Malin, and Danish Malle; English Molly is a functional, not etymological, cousin. Meanings therefore depend on origin: “champion/strong” in South Asia, versus “of Magdala,” “pearl,” or “work/industrious” via the longer Nordic source names.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 0 | #38 | 2 | 2,238 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2014 | #180 | 2 | 1,576 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #234 | 4 | 7,146 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #246 | 179 | 1,368 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #250 | 4 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| Finland | 0 | #277 | 31 | 830 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #279 | 11 | 3,687 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #282 | 1,131 | 3,895 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #282 | 8 | 8,139 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #357 | 5 | 8,138 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #432 | 14 | 10,523 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #502 | 14 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #511 | 30 | 11,671 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #523 | 28 | 12,054 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| LY | 0 | #523 | 13 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #530 | 24 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #538 | 16 | 20,968 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #576 | 11 | 18,916 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #647 | 8 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #654 | 14 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #666 | 42 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #684 | 14 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #705 | 24 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #732 | 38 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #808 | 22 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #848 | 34 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #900 | 36 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #911 | 91 | 16,750 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #940 | 12 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #972 | 23 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 63 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 13 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,085 | 27 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,118 | 11 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,128 | 14 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,156 | 21 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,260 | 8 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,432 | 15 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,466 | 149 | 28,008 |
Malla is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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