Maleah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Maleah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Maleah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Maleah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Maleah is a girl name of Hawaiian origin meaning “calm or bitter”. A variant of Maliah or Malia, a Hawaiian form of Mary.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 9,426 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 83 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Maleah per year, United States (1956 to 2025). United States peaked in 2009 (508/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (12/yr).
Maleah is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2009, when it ranked #1,117 nationally (given to 520 babies that year).
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