How Many People Are Named Maleah?
An estimated 9,111 people in the United States have the first name Maleah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Maleah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 508 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maleah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maleah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maleah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
9,111
About 1 in 37,620 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
508 births
Total Registered
9,237
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maleah
Maleah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,237 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maleah as a female name
Ranked #1,210 in 2024
195 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (508 births)
Maleah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maleah span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,114 babies were registered. While Maleah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maleah by Decade
How has Maleah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maleah by State
Birth registrations for Maleah span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in North Dakota, Massachusetts, Nebraska. On average, about 194 Maleahs were registered per state.
Maleah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maleah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maleah
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maleah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maleah?
We estimate approximately 9,111 people named Maleah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 37,620 Americans share this first name.
Is Maleah a common name?
Maleah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,237 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maleah most popular?
Maleah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 508 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maleah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maleah a female name?
Maleah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maleah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maleah Smith, Maleah Johnson, Maleah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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