Maleiya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ma-LAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Maleiya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Maleiya come from?
Modern: spelling of Maleiyah, itself a variant of Maliyah or Maleah
Meaning borrowed from Maleiyah.
Is Maleiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Maleiya is a girls' name.
How popular is Maleiya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Maleiya in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maleiya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
Names like Maleiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaliyah, Zaniyah, Zhamira, Aziyah, Amoura, Maziyah, Naziyah, Zalayah, Jaziyah, Alaiyah, Zayla, Zaniya
Names related to Maleiya
Malia, Maliyah, Malaya, Malayah, Maleah, Maliah, Maliya, Maleia
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, “Maleiya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maleiya, updated 20 October 2026.