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Maleah

Maleah holds the #1211 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 187 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #871 in 2020 to #1211 today. Its strongest year on record was 2009 (#594 nationally, 508 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1956. The name's biggest fan base is in Arkansas (#555 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1211
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#594
in 2009 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
187
girls named Maleah

Maleah popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.015%0.022%0.030%18801900192019401960198020002020#594 in 2009
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2009

Where Maleah is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025WI—Michigan: #965 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#965New York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025IN—Ohio: #1134 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1134Pennsylvania: #647 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#647New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025CT—California: #1830 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1830Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025MO—Kentucky: #744 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#744West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025KS—Arkansas: #555 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AR#555Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025TN—North Carolina: #905 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#905South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025MS—Alabama: #633 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#633Georgia: #748 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#748Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maleah in 2025HI—Texas: #1062 (26 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1062Florida: #864 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#864
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arkansas (#555), Alabama (#633), Pennsylvania (#647)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Maleah in the most recent year of SSA data.

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