The first name Maleah
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Maleah, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 12 births (#2,019).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Maleah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Maleah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 187 girls born in the United States were named Maleah, the 1,215th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 508 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Maleah?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Maleah, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2009, with 12 births.
- Is Maleah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,426 US babies named Maleah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Maleah most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 508 babies were named Maleah, its highest rank at 595th.