Malea comes from the Hawaiian / Hebrew tradition, meaning Calm and gentle / beloved.
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How popular is Malea?
2009peak year
Malea has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #3563), with about 45 babies named Malea each year. In 2009, 100 babies received the name (ranked #2054). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 2,519.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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