Holding steady, #13,208 for girls today.
Popularity of Maleiah since 2001
Babies named Maleiah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 99 |
| 2010s | 147 |
| 2020s | 81 |
Meaning & origin
Maleiah is a modern American name that first appeared on the U.S. baby name charts in 2001, reflecting a broader trend of creating melodic names with the -iah suffix. Though its peak popularity occurred in 2009, the name has remained in steady but sparse use, with a rank of 13,208 in 2025 and an incidence of about 1 in every 267,878 births. Unlike many longer-standing names, Maleiah has no recorded usage before its 2001 debut and no strong ties to a particular region or state. It fits comfortably alongside other modern, vowel-rich names like Malia, Kailani, and Alaya, and is virtually always given to girls.
Maleiah first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2001, likely a modern coinage formed by adding the fashionable suffix -iah to the root Mal- (from names like Malia or Malayah). The name has no pre-modern etymology and is an invention of contemporary naming trends, possibly influenced by similar-sounding Hawaiian and biblical names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mal, Leia, Mali
Sibling names for Maleiah
Names that share Maleiah's style, for a brother or sister.
