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Maleeah

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How to Pronounce Maleeah

Pronounced muh-LEE-uh /məˈli.ə/Medium

Meaning: Maleeah is a phonetic respelling of Maliah or Malia, the Hawaiian form of Mary, itself from the Hebrew Miriam. The -eeah spelling is a spelled-as-heard update; the inherited meaning follows Mary, variously read as 'beloved,' 'wished-for child,' or 'bitter.'Low

In 30 seconds: Maleeah is a respelling of Malia, a Hawaiian form of Mary. It appeared around 2003 and was always rare (said muh-LEE-uh).
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Origin LowHawaiian, American
MeaningMaleeah is a phonetic respelling of Maliah or Malia, the Hawaiian form of Mary, itself from the Hebrew Miriam. The -eeah spelling is a spelled-as-heard update; the inherited meaning follows Mary, variously read as 'beloved,' 'wished-for child,' or 'bitter.'
U.S. rank (2023)#11793 ↘ Falling
2023 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2013
Total births (all-time)≈ 262

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201320032023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Maleeah is a respelling of Maliah and Malia, the Hawaiian form of Mary, from Hebrew Miriam. It appears in United States records around 2003, as the Malia spellings rose, and reached its small high around 2013. It was never common in this spelling, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.

A girl named Maleeah from that period is a child or young teen now, and the spelling reads as a modern, phonetic take on a Hawaiian classic. It has stayed rare while Malia grew familiar; parents drawn to the sound usually choose the standard spelling.

Did you know? Maleeah leads back to Mary: Malia is the Hawaiian form of that ancient name, from the Hebrew Miriam.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Maleeah — Respelling of Malia/Maliah; Hawaiian form of Mary (Hebrew Miriam).

Variations

MaliaMaliahMaleah

Nicknames

LeeMal

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If you like Maleeah…

Malia— the standard Hawaiian form of Mary
Maliah— a close spelling variant
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Maleeah mean?

It is a respelling of Malia, the Hawaiian form of Mary, from the Hebrew Miriam.

How do you pronounce Maleeah?

It's said muh-LEE-uh /məˈli.ə/, 3 syllables, stress on the second.

Is Maleeah a boy or girl name?

Maleeah is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Maleeah?

It has always been rare, a respelling of Malia that appeared in the early two-thousands and was given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early twenty-tens.

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