UK girl's name
Maleekah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Maleekah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Maleekah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5666, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2009, with 8 births.
This profile covers 43 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 2003 to 2018. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 38% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 43 living people in the UK are called Maleekah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Maleekah ranked #5666 for girls in England and Wales in 2018, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2009, when 8 girls were registered as Maleekah.
- • About 43 living people in the UK are estimated to have Maleekah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5666
2018
Births in 2018
3
Latest year
Peak year
2009
8 births
Estimated living
43
2026
Popularity
Maleekah over time
The chart below shows babies named Maleekah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Maleekah, the clearest high point is 2009. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2018, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maleekah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Maleekah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5767 | 12 | 4 |
| 2000s | #4054 | 31 | 7 |
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FAQ
Maleekah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Maleekah in the UK right now?
In 2018, Maleekah was ranked #5666 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Maleekah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2009, with 8 babies registered as Maleekah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Maleekah in the UK?
A total of 43 babies have been registered as Maleekah across the 11 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.