Maly
Meaning
flower, garland; from Sanskrit mala. One of the easiest Khmer names to carry in America, landing next to Molly and Mali in English ears, which is why refugee-era daughters often kept it unchanged while harder names got traded for English ones
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Maly has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
167 people · the #28,880 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 53
Among people named Maly living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Maly
Most people given the name Maly in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Maly you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Maly deep dive
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