Given name & surname
Malee
“a ruler; the firstborn son”
Malee is a variant of Mali. One Indian interpretation is “a ruler; the firstborn son.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malee is a variant of Mali. One Indian interpretation is “a ruler; the firstborn son.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malee is a variant of Mali. Mali has been associated with Welsh and Indian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 333
- 0 boys · 333 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,693 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,693 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 720 as a first name in 2020; 129 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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