Is Maleya a boy or girl name?

Maleya is a girl’s name. Of the 556 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Maleya

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Maleya was most popular in 2009, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,722 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 556 people named Maleya.

Maleya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maleya’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maleya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maleya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 556 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org