Maleah
Maleah was the 1215th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 595th with 508 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 381 places. More babies were named Maleah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,215 girls, down 344 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 187girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009508 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,426babies recorded
Maleah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,215 | 187 |
| 2020 | #871 | 309 |
| 2010 | #622 | 473 |
| 2000 | #1,227 | 162 |
| 1990 | #4,983 | 19 |
| 1980 | #4,085 | 19 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maleah, counting every spelling?
Maleah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #787 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,215 for Maleah on its own. Together these spellings went to 346 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maleah | 187 | #1,215 | 1,182 |
| Mallie | 54 | #3,056 | 272 |
| Mali | 37 | #3,954 | 233 |
| Malea | 21 | #5,842 | 183 |
| Malie | 10 | #9,863 | 53 |
| Mally | 12 | #8,667 | 38 |
| Maleeah | — | — | 35 |
| Malli | 5 | #16,393 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maleah?
187 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maleah (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maleah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maleah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maleah?
About 9,300 people born in the US named Maleah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 20. That makes Maleah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maleah by state
How common Maleah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (3.5×), Louisiana (2.6×), Georgia (2.3×), Michigan (1.9×), Tennessee (1.7×). In 25 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maleah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maleah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maleah
How popular is the name Maleah?
Maleah was the 1215th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 595th with 508 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 381 places. More babies were named Maleah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maleah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maleah in the US.
Where is Maleah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maleah was most common in Alabama (0.51 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.