Total births
190
Girls' name · since 1985
Maleaha
190 babies named Maleaha in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 190
- total births
- 1985–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Maleaha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 190 recorded since 1985.
Maleaha has 190 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2020.
- 190 total births
- 1985–2020 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
190 girls have been named Maleaha since 1985, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.
- 190
- total births
- 1985–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Maleaha was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
16 babies were named Maleaha in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Maleaha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maleaha's full recorded timeline at 2009, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maleaha at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1985
Maleaha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Maleaha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Maleaha's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Maleaha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 84 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maleaha? ▼
190 babies have been named Maleaha since 1985. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2009 with 16 births.
When was Maleaha most popular? ▼
Maleaha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Maleaha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Maleaha since 1985 -- 36 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Maleaha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Maleaha's data
- Maleaha's decade-level peak was the 2010s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maleaha
Nearby Names Like Maleaha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maleaha
Mallory Girl
#412 59,044 births
Malia Girl
#328 31,606 births
Malinda Girl
#2857 21,464 births
Maliyah Girl
#589 15,359 births
Malaysia Girl
#855 11,031 births
Compare Maleaha side by side: Maleaha vs Mallory Maleaha vs Malia Maleaha vs Malinda
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maleaha: Baby Name Since 1985 - 190 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maleaha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maleaha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.