Popular and traditional Malaysian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Malaysia. 615 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris | Bearer of Christ (Christopher, Christine) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Chun | Spring (春) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Chun-kit | Outstanding talent (俊傑, Cantonese) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Cindy | From Mount Kynthos (Cynthia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Clinton | Hill settlement | 👦 Boy | English |
| Connie | Constancy; Steadfast | 👧 Girl | English |
| Crystal | Crystal | 👧 Girl | English |
| Danny | God is my judge (Daniel) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Dayang | Lady; Princess | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Debby | Bee (Deborah) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Deepthi | Brightness | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Dennis | Devoted to Dionysus | 👦 Boy | English |
| Dina | Judgement (Dinah); Faith (Arabic); Judged; Vindicated | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, Arabic |
| Don | World ruler (Donald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Eddie | Wealthy guardian (Edward) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Eddy | Wealthy guardian (Edward) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Edwin | Rich friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Eleanor | Light; Bright | 👧 Girl | English |
| Emmy | Whole; Universal (Emma) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Eugene | Well-born | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Eunice | Good victory | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Ezhil | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Fadhli | Virtuous; Generous | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Faisal | Decisive; Judge | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Faizal | Judge; Decisive (Faisal) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Fajar | Dawn | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Fang | Fragrant (芳) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Faridah | Unique; Precious | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Fauzi | Victorious; Successful | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Fauziah | Victorious; Successful | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Felicia | Happy; Lucky | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Feng | Summit; Peak (峰) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Fitri | Pure; Innate nature (fitrah) | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Frankie | Free; Frank (Frank, Frances) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Gary | Spear | 👦 Boy | English |
| Gloria | Glory | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, English |
| Haikal | Temple; Strong build | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hakim | Wise; Judge | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hamid | Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hamidah | Praiseworthy | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Harvey | Battle-worthy | 👦 Boy | English |
| Herman | Army man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Hidayah | Guidance | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Hidayat | Guidance | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hock | Good fortune (福, Hokkien form of Fu) | 👦 Boy | Hokkien |
| Hoi | Sea (海, Cantonese) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Hong | Grand; Magnificent (宏) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Hua | Splendid; Flower (华) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Hui | Wise; Intelligent (慧) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ilham | Inspiration | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Iman | Faith | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Indera | Indra, king of the gods | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Iniya | Sweet | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Irene | Peace (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek |
| Irwan | Beautiful; Handsome | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Iskandar | Defender of people (Alexander) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Jamal | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Arabic, English |
| Jamilah | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Jane | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Janet | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Janice | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jeff | God's peace (Jeffrey) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jeffrey | God's peace | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jenny | White wave; God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jeremy | God will exalt | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jerry | Spear ruler (Gerald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jess | God beholds (Jessica, Jesse) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Jia | Good; Beautiful (佳) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Jian | Healthy; Strong (健) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Jimmy | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joanne | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Joe | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joey | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Johnny | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joyce | Lord; Joyful | 👧 Girl | English |
| Juliana | Youthful | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| June | Born in June | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ka-ho | Pride of the family (家豪, Cantonese) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Ka-yan | Good and joyful (嘉欣, Cantonese) | 👧 Girl | Cantonese |
| Kai | Triumphant; Victorious (凯) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Kalaivani | Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kalpana | Imagination | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Kamakshi | Goddess with loving eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Kamarul | Moon of | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Kanimozhi | Sweet words | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kanmani | Apple of the eye | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kasih | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Kathir | Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kavitha | Poem | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Keat | Outstanding (杰, Hokkien form of Jie) | 👦 Boy | Hokkien |
| Kenanga | Ylang-ylang flower | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Kent | Coastal land; The county of Kent | 👦 Boy | English |
| Khairul | Goodness of | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Kim | Gold (金, Hokkien form of Jin) | 🧒 Unisex | Hokkien, Vietnamese |
| King | King | 👦 Boy | English |
| Kit | Outstanding (杰, Cantonese form of Jie) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Kumaran | Lord Murugan; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Lan | Orchid (兰) | 👧 Girl | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Lawrence | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Lee | Meadow; Clearing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Letty | Joy; Happiness | 👧 Girl | English |
| Lian | Lotus (莲) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Lilian | Lily | 👧 Girl | English, Arabic |
| Liza | God is my oath (Elizabeth) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Long | Dragon (龙) | 👦 Boy | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Lukman | Luqman the Wise | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Lydia | From Lydia | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Madhumitha | Sweet friend | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Maggie | Pearl (Margaret) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Mahadi | The rightly guided one (Mahdi) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Malar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mandy | Worthy of love (Amanda) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic |