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Maleya

Girl

Meaning of Maleya: Hawaiian: 'flower'

Maleya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6942nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6942

15 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

556

First recorded 1997 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 16 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 50 babies2010: 29 babies20102011: 34 babies2012: 27 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 22 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 17 babies2019: 18 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 27 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 13 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 15 babies
US babies named Maleya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 50.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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