Given name · also Gaelic
Malise
“a dark beauty”·“one who is masterful”
Malise is used as a given name. Interpretations include “a dark beauty” and “one who is masterful” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a dark beauty” and “one who is masterful” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malise’s family of names
Malise has a related form in Malese. Malise has a related form in Malyse. Malise has a related form in Melusina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Malise
- Malise V, Earl of Strathearnlast native Gaelic earl of Strathearn; jarl of Orkney1300–1350
- Malise Graham, 1st Earl of MenteithScottish noble1416–1490
- Malise RuthvenAnglo-Irish academic and writer (born 1942)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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