Likely a modern variant of Marley, meaning marshy meadow.
Maleigh is a modern American invention, likely created as a phonetic variant of names like Marley or a combination of the prefix Ma- with the popular suffix -leigh. As a derivative of Marley, it traces back to Old English elements meaning 'pleasant wood' or 'boundary meadow.' It follows the contemporary trend of using the '-leigh' spelling to give a name a more feminine or decorative appearance.
Less common today
Maleigh isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,585 in 2016.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
