Names Like Maleah — Find Similar Baby Names
Maleah is a 6-letter Hawaiian girls' name meaning “Hawaiian For Mary/Maria: Also Means”. This page collects 136 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Malcah and Malkah, Hawaiian cousins like Ailani and Akela, rhyming names ending in -eah like Leah and Alieah, and names sharing the “hawaiian” concept like Akela and Kalena.
For the full Maleah profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Maleah page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Maleah
24 baby names that differ from Maleah by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcah | 1 | Queen | Hebrew | Female |
| Malkah | 1 | Queen | Hebrew | Female |
| Maclean | 2 | Son Of The Servant Of John | Scottish | Male |
| Mahkah | 2 | Sioux Name Meaning " Earth." | Native American | Male |
| Maisah | 2 | Walking With A Proud, Swinging Gait | Arabic | Female |
| Maizah | 2 | Discerning | Arabic | Female |
| Malak | 2 | Messenger | Hebrew | Female |
| Maleka | 2 | Queen In The Arabic Language | Arabic | Female |
| Malene | 2 | Magnificent | German | Female |
| Malia | 2 | Variant Of Maria | Spanish | Female |
| Malva | 2 | Soft | Greek | Female |
| Mannleah | 2 | From The Hero's Meadow | English | Male |
| Marah | 2 | Very Happy | Arabic | Male |
| Maat | 3 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Order And Justice) | Egyptian | Female |
| Mabel | 3 | Lovable MADONNA | Latin | Female |
| Mable | 3 | Lovable. Abbreviation Of Amabel. | English | Female |
| Macbean | 3 | Son Of Beathan | Scottish | Male |
| Macbeth | 3 | Son Of Beth | Scottish | Male |
| Mace | 3 | A Mace Was A Medieval Weapon Used By Knights. | English | Male |
| Macee | 3 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Macen | 3 | "Protector, Guardian." | English | Male |
| Macey | 3 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Macha | 3 | Plain | Irish | Female |
| Machar | 3 | Plain | Scottish | Male |
More Hawaiian Names
24 baby names that share Maleah’s Hawaiian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Ailani | High Chief | Female |
| Akela | Hawaiian Form Of Adele, "Noble." | Female |
| Alamea | "Ripe; Precious." | Female |
| Alana | Offering | Female |
| Alaula | "Light Of Daybreak." | Female |
| Aleka | Variant Of English Alice. | Female |
| Aliikai | Queen Of The Sea | Female |
| Ani | Glass. | Female |
| Aolani | Heavenly Cloud | Female |
| Bane | Long-Awaited Child | Male |
| Halia | Remembrance Of A Loved One | Female |
| Ikaika | "Strength, Strong, Powerful, Mighty." | Male |
| Iolana | To Soar Like And Eagle Or Hawk | Female |
| Ipo | Darling | Female |
| Kai | Unisexual Name Meaning "The Sea." | Female |
| Kaiah | Female | |
| Kaikala | The Sea And The Sun | Female |
| Kaila | Unisexual Name Meaning "Style." | Female |
| Kailani | Sea And Sky | Female |
| Kailea | Babydoll | Female |
| Kaili | Name Of A Deity | Male |
| Kaimana | Divine Power Of The Sea | Female |
| Kaimi | The Seeker | Male |
| Kaiolohia | Calm Sea | Female |
6-Letter M-Names Like Maleah
24 names that share Maleah's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Maleah's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Maleah
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Maleah.
Names That Rhyme with Maleah
18 baby names that share Maleah's last 3 letters — -eah. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leah | Meadow | English | Female |
| Alieah | English | Female | |
| Kaleah | Bright | Hawaiian | Female |
| Neveah | Butterfly. | Slavic | Female |
| Raleah | From The Roe Deer Meadow | English | Male |
| Ashleah | Meadow Of Ash Trees. | English | Female |
| Bocleah | Lives At The Buck Meadow | English | Male |
| Braleah | From The Hillslope Meadow | English | Male |
| Dunleah | From The Hill Meadow | English | Male |
| Jaeleah | Feminine Variant Of Jay | English | Female |
| Linleah | From The Flax Field | English | Male |
| Ruhleah | From The Rough Meadow | English | Male |
| Souleah | Peace | English | Female |
| Tunleah | From The Town Meadow | English | Male |
| Wacleah | From Wake's Meadow | English | Male |
| Wicleah | From The Village Meadow | English | Male |
| Aescleah | Lives In The Ash Tree Grove | English | Male |
| Ardaleah | From The Home Lover's Meadow | English | Male |
Names That Start Like Maleah
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Maleah — Mal-. Good for parents who like Maleah's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mal | Chief | Irish | Male |
| Malak | Messenger | Hebrew | Female |
| Malia | Variant Of Maria | Spanish | Female |
| Malik | Master; Angel; King | Arabic | Male |
| Malin | Variant Of Magdalena. Woman From Magdala. | English | Female |
| Malva | Soft | Greek | Female |
| Malyn | Little Warrior | English | Male |
| Malana | Buoyant; Light | Hawaiian | Female |
| Malcah | Queen | Hebrew | Female |
| Malcom | St. Columb's Disciple. | Scottish | Male |
| Malduc | A Wizard | Arthurian | Male |
| Maldue | A Wizard | Arthurian | Male |
| Maleka | Queen In The Arabic Language | Arabic | Female |
| Malene | Magnificent | German | Female |
| Maliha | "Graceful, Beautiful" | Arabic | Female |
| Malika | Angel | African | Female |
| Malila | Miwok Name Meaning " Fast Salmon Swimming Up A Rippling Stream." | Native American | Female |
| Malina | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |