Maleeya

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 12 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Maleeya by the numbers

Maleeya was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 38 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Maleeya

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 Maleeya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Maleehasmooth or soft or agreeable28 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maleekaa form of malik; queen or ruler4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maleena46 in the US (2017)
  • Maleya3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maleeyah15 in the US (2017)
  • Maleea12 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Maleeya

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

  • Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
  • Mahalatender or affectionate38 in the US (2017)
  • Malaya409 in the US (2017)
  • Maleah362 in the US (2017)
  • Maliah284 in the US (2017)
  • Malayah244 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Maleeya

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