Maleya is a rare variant of Maliyah that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Maleya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,368 for girl births in the United States (and #12,698 across all names), given to 15 babies. Maleya first appears in 1997 and peaked in 2009 (50 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | #7,368 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | #7,122 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | #5,897 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | #4,915 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | #5,262 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | #6,603 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | #6,994 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | #6,710 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | #5,911 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | #5,770 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #5,915 |
| 2013 | 25 | 25 | #5,426 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #5,196 |
| 2011 | 34 | 34 | #4,320 |
| 2010 | 29 | 29 | #4,927 |
| 2009 | 50 | 50 | #3,336 |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #5,227 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | #6,465 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #7,714 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #7,365 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | #8,544 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,461 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #11,781 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #14,652 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,616 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #10,013 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #11,915 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #8,772 |