Maliea

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Maliea by the numbers

Maliea was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 11 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Maliea

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 Maliea. 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)
  • Malinaraspberry or small strong warrior133 in the US (2017)
  • Malikaqueen; royalty27 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Malihasmooth, soft, or delicate58 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maleacalm; peaceful42 in the US (2017)
  • Maliecalm, peaceful; a hawaiian name10 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Maliea

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

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