girl's name
Malea
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,646
Malea is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 100 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1954.
Malea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 81 |
| 1960s | 101 |
| 1970s | 135 |
| 1980s | 192 |
| 1990s | 368 |
| 2000s | 831 |
| 2010s | 609 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 223 |
How popular is Malea?
In 2025, Malea was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Malea is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Malea is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maléa | Maléa is a rare spelling of Malea, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Malea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Malea also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Malea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Malea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Malea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Malea
How popular is the name Malea?
In 2025, Malea was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Malea a girl's or a boy's name?
Malea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Malea most popular?
Malea peaked in 2009, when 100 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Malea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Malea currently ranks #4,070 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.