Given name

Maleana

“a peaceful woman”

Maleana is a variant of Malina. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a peaceful woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Maleana is a variant of Malina. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a peaceful woman.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Maleana is a variant of Malina. An origin associated with Malina is Hawaiian.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Maleana through the years

Babies since 1880
16
0 boys · 16 girls
Most popular year
2008
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Maleana in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2008–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 2008.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Maleana’s family of names

Maleana has a related form in Malina.

Walk Maleana’s family in the name graph

MaleanaMalinaMaleannaMalleana

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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