Malays may refer to:
- Ethnic Malays, the ethnic group located primarily in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo.
- Malay race, a racial category encompassing peoples of South East Asia and sometimes the Pacific Islands.
- Cape Malays, an ethnic group or community in South Africa.
- Cocos Malays, an ethnic group residing mainly in Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia.
- Malay Indonesian, ethnic Malays in Indonesia.
- Malaysian Malay, ethnic Malays in Malaysia.
- Malays in Singapore, the history and description of the ethnic group living in Singapore.
- Malay Thai, ethnic Malays in Thailand.
- Malay Australian, ethnic Malays in Australia.
- Malays in Sri Lanka, ethnic Malays in Sri Lanka.