How Many People Are Named Maleigha?
An estimated 1,445 people in the United States have the first name Maleigha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Maleigha peaked in popularity in 2009 with 111 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maleigha 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 Maleigha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maleigha is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,445
About 1 in 237,200 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2009
111 births
Total Registered
1,461
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maleigha
Maleigha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,461 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maleigha as a female name
Ranked #5,370 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (111 births)
Maleigha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maleigha span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 692 babies were registered. Maleigha has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maleigha by Decade
How has Maleigha 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.
Maleigha by State
Birth registrations for Maleigha span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, California. On average, about 21 Maleighas were registered per state.
Maleigha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maleigha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maleigha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maleigha?
We estimate approximately 1,445 people named Maleigha 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 237,200 Americans share this first name.
Is Maleigha a common name?
Maleigha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,461 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maleigha most popular?
Maleigha reached peak popularity in 2009, when 111 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maleigha is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maleigha a female name?
Maleigha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maleigha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maleigha Smith, Maleigha Johnson, Maleigha 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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