Maleia
The Maleia is a left tributary of the river Jiul de Est in Romania. It flows into the Jiul de Est in the city Petroșani. Its length is 13 km (8.1 mi) and its basin size is 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi).
Meaning & Origin of Maleia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Maleia is a left tributary of the river Jiul de Est in Romania. It flows into the Jiul de Est in the city Petroșani. Its length is 13 km (8.1 mi) and its basin size is 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi).
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The Story of Maleia
Maleia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1956, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 92 Maleias were born — ranking #2,088 that year. As of 2026, Maleia ranks #2,822 for baby girls with 60 births, rising sharply (+49% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Maleias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maleia
Maleia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Maleia's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,088. Use the chart and map above to compare Maleia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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