Popular and traditional Malaysian girl names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Malaysia. 120 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Aisyah | Living (Malay spelling of Aisha) | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Hannah | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, German |
| Maria | Beloved; Star of the sea (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, International |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Sophia | Wisdom (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek, Portuguese |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ayesha | Living; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu, Bengali |
| Elizabeth | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Grace | Grace; Goodwill; Elegance | 👧 Girl | Latin, English |
| Jiayi | Good and joyful (佳怡) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Jing | Quiet; Calm (静) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Li | Beautiful (丽) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Ling | Tinkling of jade (玲) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Mei | Beautiful (美); Sprout (芽) | 👧 Girl | Chinese, Japanese |
| Nurul | Light of (God) | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Puteri | Princess | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Siti | Lady; Madam | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Sofea | Wisdom (Malay spelling of Sophia) | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Xinyi | Happy heart (心怡) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Zahra | Radiant; Flower | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Azerbaijani |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Aadhira | Moon; Star (Ardra) | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Abirami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| An | Peace; Safety (安) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Aruvi | Waterfall | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Asma | Excellent; Lofty; Exalted | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Bhavani | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Cempaka | Champak flower | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Chun | Spring (春) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Deepthi | Brightness | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Fang | Fragrant (芳) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Fitri | Pure; Innate nature (fitrah) | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Gloria | Glory | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, English |
| Hidayah | Guidance | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Hua | Splendid; Flower (华) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Hui | Wise; Intelligent (慧) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Iman | Faith | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Iniya | Sweet | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Irene | Peace (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek |
| Jia | Good; Beautiful (佳) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Ka-yan | Good and joyful (嘉欣, Cantonese) | 👧 Girl | Cantonese |
| Kalaivani | Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kalpana | Imagination | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Kamakshi | Goddess with loving eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Kanimozhi | Sweet words | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kanmani | Apple of the eye | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kasih | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Kavitha | Poem | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kenanga | Ylang-ylang flower | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Kim | Gold (金, Hokkien form of Jin) | 🧒 Unisex | Hokkien, Vietnamese |
| Lan | Orchid (兰) | 👧 Girl | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Lian | Lotus (莲) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Madhumitha | Sweet friend | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Malar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Mawar | Rose | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Meenakshi | Fish-eyed; Goddess Parvati; The goddess of Madurai | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Meiling | Beautiful jade sound (美玲) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Melur | Jasmine | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Mui | Plum blossom (梅, Cantonese form of Mei) | 👧 Girl | Cantonese |
| Na | Graceful; Elegant (娜) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Nabila | Noble | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nadia | Hope; Tender; Delicate; Dew | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Najwa | Confidential talk; Confidante | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nila | Moon; Blue | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Malayalam |
| Ning | Peace; Tranquillity (宁) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Oviya | Artist; Painting | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Qing | Clear; Pure (清) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Rahmawati | Full of mercy | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Rebecca | To bind; Captivating; To tie | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Revathi | A nakshatra; Wealthy; Wealth | 👧 Girl | Malayalam, Tamil |
| Saranya | Surrendered; Protector | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Selvi | Lady; Daughter | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Seri | Radiance; Splendour | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Shu | Virtuous; Kind (淑) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Siew | Elegant (秀, Hokkien and Cantonese form of Xiu) | 👧 Girl | Cantonese |
| Suria | Sun | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Syafiqah | Compassionate; Kind | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Thendral | Gentle southern breeze | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Tian | Sky; Heaven (天) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Ting | Graceful; Slim (婷) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Valli | Wife of Lord Murugan; Creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Wen | Culture; Literary (文) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Wing | Eternal (永); Glory (榮) | 🧒 Unisex | Cantonese |
| Xia | Rosy clouds at dawn (霞) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Xin | Joyful; Happy (欣) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Xiu | Elegant; Beautiful (秀) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Xue | Snow (雪) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Yan | Swallow (燕) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Yazhini | Melodious; One who plays the yazh | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Ying | Jade-like lustre (莹) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Yue | Moon (月) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Zhen | Precious; Treasure (珍) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Zulaikha | Brilliant beauty; The wife of Potiphar | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Anbarasi | Queen of love | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Elakiya | Literature | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Ezhilarasi | Queen of beauty | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Huminodun | The legendary maiden of the Kadazan harvest festival | 👧 Girl | Kadazan |
| Ilakkiya | Literature | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kayal | Fish; Beautiful eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kayalvizhi | Fish-shaped eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kokila | Cuckoo | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kumang | The legendary beauty of Iban folklore | 👧 Girl | Iban |
| Mahsuri | The legendary heroine of Langkawi | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Malarvizhi | Eyes like flowers | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mathi | Wisdom; Moon | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mukilini | Cloud | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Nilavu | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Poongodi | Flowering creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Poorani | Complete; Full | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Sivagami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Thamarai | Lotus | 👧 Girl | Tamil |