Calm, peaceful, or perhaps a variant of Malia
Maleiya is a modern American phonetic spelling variant of Malia. While its roots are often tied to the Hawaiian form of Mary, meaning 'bitter' or 'beloved', it is frequently associated with the Swahili word 'malia' meaning 'queen' or the concept of calmness.
Less common today
Maleiya isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,421 in 2010.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
