Maleigha

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 49 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
49
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Maleigha by the numbers

Maleigha was given to 49 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 109 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Maleigha

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

  • Marleighlake by the boundary; a modern respelling of Marlene296 in the US (2017)
  • Malihasmooth, soft, or delicate58 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maleehasmooth or soft or agreeable28 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maeleigh52 in the US (2017)
  • Mayleigh48 in the US (2017)
  • Maleia30 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Maleigha

Names that are said the same way as Maleigha, 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 Maleigha

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