girl's name
Maleigh
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 246
Maleigh is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2016, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
Maleigh over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 87 |
| 2010s | 110 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 49 |
How popular is Maleigh?
In 2025, Maleigh was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Maleigh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maleigh also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maleigh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maleigh
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maleigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maleigh
How popular is the name Maleigh?
In 2025, Maleigh was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Maleigh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maleigh most popular?
Maleigh peaked in 2016, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Maleigh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maleigh currently ranks #17,275 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.