Popular and traditional Malaysian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Malaysia. 615 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastura | Covered; Protected | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Matt | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mawar | Rose | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| May | Bitter; Beloved (Mary); The month of May | 👧 Girl | English |
| Mazlan | Safe; Protected | 👦 Boy | 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 |
| Melvin | Gentle chief; Mill settlement | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mike | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Muhamad | Praiseworthy (Muhammad) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Mui | Plum blossom (梅, Cantonese form of Mei) | 👧 Girl | Cantonese |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muthu | Pearl | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Na | Graceful; Elegant (娜) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Nabila | Noble | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nadia | Hope; Tender; Delicate; Dew | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Najwa | Confidential talk; Confidante | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nancy | Grace (Anne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Nazri | Vision; Sight | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Nelson | Son of Neil; Champion | 👦 Boy | English |
| Nick | Victory of the people (Nicholas) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Nila | Moon; Blue | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Malayalam |
| Ning | Peace; Tranquillity (宁) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Noraini | My light | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Norhayati | Light of my life | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Norizan | Light | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Normah | Light | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Norman | Northman | 👦 Boy | English |
| Nurin | Light | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Oviya | Artist; Painting | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Patti | Noble (Patricia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Peggy | Pearl (Margaret) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Peng | Roc, a mythical giant bird (鹏) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Prabhu | Lord; Master | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Prince | Prince | 👦 Boy | English |
| Princess | Princess | 👧 Girl | English |
| Putera | Prince | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Qaseh | Beloved; Love | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Qiang | Strong; Powerful (强) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Qing | Clear; Pure (清) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Rahim | Merciful | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Rahmat | Mercy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Rahmawati | Full of mercy | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ramli | Sandy | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Randy | Shield wolf (Randall) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ray | Wise protector (Raymond); King | 👦 Boy | English |
| Razali | Content; Satisfied | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Rebecca | To bind; Captivating; To tie | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Revathi | A nakshatra; Wealthy; Wealth | 👧 Girl | Malayalam, Tamil |
| Richard | Powerful ruler | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ricky | Powerful ruler | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ridzuan | Contentment; Pleasure (Ridwan) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Robert | Bright fame | 👦 Boy | English |
| Robin | Bright fame; Robin bird | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Roger | Famous spear | 👦 Boy | English |
| Rohani | Spiritual | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Rohaya | Spiritual; Soul | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Rokiah | Gentle; Graceful (Ruqayya) | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Roslan | Lion (Ruslan) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Rosli | Rose | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Roslina | Rose | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Rosnah | Rose | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Rozita | Little rose | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Rudy | Famous wolf (Rudolph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Rui | Wise; Far-sighted (睿) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Sakthivel | Lord Murugan's powerful spear | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Salina | Salty; Moon | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Sally | Princess (Sarah) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Salmah | Peaceful; Safe | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Sam | Heard by God (Samuel); Listener (Samantha) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Sandy | Defender of mankind | 👧 Girl | English |
| Saranya | Surrendered; Protector | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Saravanan | Lord Murugan (born in the Saravana pond) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selva | Forest | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selvam | Wealth | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selvi | Lady; Daughter | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Senthil | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Seri | Radiance; Splendour | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Shahril | King | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Shahrul | King | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Shams | Sun | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sharifah | Noble; Honourable | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Shirley | Bright meadow | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shu | Virtuous; Kind (淑) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Sidney | Wide island | 👦 Boy | English |
| Siew | Elegant (秀, Hokkien and Cantonese form of Xiu) | 👧 Girl | Cantonese |
| Siva | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sivakumar | Son of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sky | Sky | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Stanley | Stone clearing | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stephanie | Crown | 👧 Girl | English |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Steve | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Steven | Crown | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sue | Lily (Susan) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Suhaila | Gentle; Smooth | 👧 Girl | Malay, Arabic |
| Suhaimi | Canopus (bright star) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Sunny | Sunny; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Suraya | The Pleiades (Thuraya) | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Suria | Sun | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Susan | Lily | 👧 Girl | English |
| Syafiq | Compassionate; Kind | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Syafiqah | Compassionate; Kind | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Syazwan | Fragrant; Pleasant | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Sylvia | Of the forest | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Tao | Great waves (涛) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Taufik | Success granted by God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Terry | Ruler of the people (Terence) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Thendral | Gentle southern breeze | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Theresa | Harvester | 👧 Girl | English |
| Thiru | Sacred; Respected | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Tian | Sky; Heaven (天) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Tiffany | Epiphany; Manifestation of God | 👧 Girl | English |
| Tina | Little one; Follower of Christ (Christina) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ting | Graceful; Slim (婷) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Tommy | Twin (Thomas) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Tracy | Brave; Warlike | 👧 Girl | English |