Is Maleyah a boy or girl name?

Maleyah is a girl’s name. Of the 677 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Maleyah

Recorded 2001–2025 · United States

Maleyah was most popular in 2009, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,051 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 677 people named Maleyah.

Maleyah over time

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

Is Maleyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maleyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 677 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