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Malea

Girl

Meaning of Malea: Hawaiian: 'flower'

Malea is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5542nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5542

21 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,540

First recorded 1954 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 27 babies1982: 27 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 23 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 16 babies1988: 18 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 29 babies19901991: 32 babies1992: 30 babies1993: 27 babies1994: 32 babies1995: 35 babies1996: 31 babies1997: 40 babies1998: 54 babies1999: 58 babies2000: 61 babies20002001: 65 babies2002: 80 babies2003: 90 babies2004: 76 babies2005: 92 babies2006: 91 babies2007: 96 babies2008: 80 babies2009: 100 babies2010: 84 babies20102011: 83 babies2012: 73 babies2013: 64 babies2014: 60 babies2015: 60 babies2016: 48 babies2017: 42 babies2018: 38 babies2019: 57 babies2020: 40 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 43 babies2023: 40 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 21 babies
US babies named Malea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 100.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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