Maley
Maley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alan Maley (1931–1995), British special effects artist Anna A.
Meaning & Origin of Maley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alan Maley (1931–1995), British special effects artist Anna A.
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The Story of Maley
Maley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 15 Maleys were born — ranking #8,058 that year. As of 2026, Maley ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 187 Maleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maley
Maley is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 187 births in the dataset. Maley's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #8,058. Use the chart and map above to compare Maley'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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