Maelia

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — four syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Maelia by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Maelia.

Its American peak was 6 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Maelia

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maelia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
  • Meliaa form of Amelia; hardworking106 in the US (2017)
  • Maelie29 in the US (2017)
  • Mahlia4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maeli19 in the US (2017)
  • Marlia16 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Maelia

Names that are said the same way as Maelia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

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