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Malea
OriginHawaiian variation of Mary
Meaning"bitter"
US Rank#5842
2025 SSA
About Malea
Malea, for familiar to Americans spelled Malia as in Malia Obama, is a Top 100 name in Germany and Switzerland. In the US, only about 40 baby girls were named Malea last year, versus 1100 named Malia.
Pronounced mah-LAY-uh.
As of October 2026, Malea ranked #5842 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2012 for girls in 2003.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,878 | 60 | 33.6 |
| 2015 | #2,915 | 60 | 33.6 |
| 2016 | #3,362 | 48 | 27.1 |
| 2017 | #3,674 | 42 | 24.3 |
| 2018 | #3,897 | 38 | 22.3 |
| 2019 | #2,911 | 57 | 34 |
| 2020 | #3,718 | 40 | 24.7 |
| 2021 | #3,469 | 45 | 27.4 |
| 2022 | #3,630 | 43 | 26.2 |
| 2023 | #3,809 | 40 | 24.9 |
| 2024 | #4,244 | 34 | 21 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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