Maleeya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-LAY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Maleeya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Maleeya come from?
Modern: spelling of Maleyah, itself a spelling variant of Maliyah or Maleah
Meaning borrowed from Maleyah.
Is Maleeya a girl's or a boy's name?
Maleeya is a girls' name.
How popular is Maleeya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Maleeya in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maleeya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 38 | #4,012 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
Names like Maleeya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Aaliyah, Kamiyah, Zaliyah, Amoura, Zariah, Zayla, Malaya, Janiyah, Alaya
Names related to Maleeya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maleeya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maleeya, updated 20 October 2026.