Maleigha
Maleigha was the 6038th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1898th with 111 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,496 places. More babies were named Maleigha in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,038 girls, down 3,194 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009111 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,482babies recorded
Maleigha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,038 | 20 |
| 2020 | #2,844 | 58 |
| 2010 | #2,331 | 82 |
| 2000 | #5,254 | 22 |
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How popular is Maleigha, counting every spelling?
Maleigha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Maleigha?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maleigha (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maleigha 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maleigha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maleigha?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Maleigha are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 19. That makes Maleigha 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.
Maleigha by state
How common Maleigha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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
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Questions about the name Maleigha
How popular is the name Maleigha?
Maleigha was the 6038th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1898th with 111 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,496 places. More babies were named Maleigha in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maleigha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maleigha in the US.
Where is Maleigha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maleigha was most common in Michigan (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Texas.