How Many People Are Named Maleiah?
An estimated 318 people in the United States have the first name Maleiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Maleiah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maleiah 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 Maleiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
318
About 1 in 1,077,844 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2009
26 births
Total Registered
321
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maleiah
Maleiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 321 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maleiah as a female name
Ranked #7,092 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (26 births)
Maleiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maleiah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 147 babies were registered. While Maleiah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maleiah by Decade
How has Maleiah 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.
Maleiah by State
Maleiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maleiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maleiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maleiah?
We estimate approximately 318 people named Maleiah 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 1,077,844 Americans share this first name.
Is Maleiah a common name?
Maleiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 321 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maleiah most popular?
Maleiah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maleiah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maleiah a female name?
Maleiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maleiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maleiah Smith, Maleiah Johnson, Maleiah 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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