Likely a modern variation of Malaina or Elena, meaning bright.
Malaynah is a contemporary American coinage, most likely created as a phonetic variation of Malaina or Marlena. It may also be interpreted as a blend of the prefix 'Ma-' with the name Layna, which is a diminutive of Elena, ultimately tracing back to the Greek word for torch or light.
Less common today
Malaynah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,697 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
