Is Maleah a boy or girl name?
Maleah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 195 girls and 0 boys were named Maleah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 9,237 US babies named Maleah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,210
- Babies named Maleah since 1956
- 9,237
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 508 babies
Boys and girls named Maleah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 29 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 207 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 561 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,925 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,114 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,303 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,210 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,102 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 266 | #992 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 310 | #880 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 309 | #870 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 424 | #684 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 342 | #796 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 366 | #760 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 377 | #757 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 337 | #834 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 415 | #683 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 460 | #611 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 449 | #638 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 471 | #614 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 473 | #622 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 508 | #594 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 337 | #839 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 375 | #772 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 320 | #842 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 268 | #929 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 266 | #910 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,045 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 256 | #884 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,006 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,227 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,556 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,702 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,035 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,198 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,574 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,972 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,557 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,011 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,596 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,982 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,077 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,272 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,586 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,350 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,552 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,817 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,500 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,601 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,086 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,986 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,579 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,104 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,850 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,362 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,209 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,058 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,072 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,003 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,492 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,136 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,751 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,419 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,702 |
Highest rank
Maleah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #594 in 2009. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maleah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.