Malia - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Malia \m(a)-lia\ is pronounced ma-LEE-ah. It is of Hawaiian origin, and its meaning is "perhaps, probably". Variant of Mary. Also a Spanish variant of Maria.

Malia has 3 variant forms: Malea, Maleah and Maleia.

For more information, see also the related name Amelia.

Baby names that sound like Malia are Melia, Mali and Mala.

Malia is a popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Malia. Click here to compare Malia with related baby names.