Given name
Maleigh
“a ruler; the firstborn son”
Maleigh is a variant of Mali. One Indian interpretation is “a ruler; the firstborn son.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maleigh is a variant of Mali. One Indian interpretation is “a ruler; the firstborn son.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maleigh 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 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maleigh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 246
- 0 boys · 246 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,384 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,384 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 217 as a first name 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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