Maella is a very rare variant of Malia that peaked in 2023 and remains in steady use.
Maella is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,533 for girl births in the United States (and #19,414 across all names), given to 8 babies. Maella first appears in 2017 and peaked in 2023 (12 births).
Girls named Maella per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2017–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)