The baby name Maleeha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mah-LEE-ha (IPA: /məˈliːhə/; Arabic pronunciation: /maˈliːħa/).
Maleeha is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Maleeha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mah-LEE-ha (IPA: /məˈliːhə/; Arabic pronunciation: /maˈliːħa/).
Maleeha is Arabic in Origin.
Maleeha is a feminine name from Arabic مليحة (malīḥa), derived from the triliteral root m-l-ḥ “salt; comeliness,” which yields malāḥa “charm, grace.” It conveys “beautiful, pleasant, charming; witty in speech,” a nuance that includes attractiveness in manner as well as looks. Pronounced mah-LEE-hah, the South Asian spelling Maleeha reflects Urdu transliteration conventions; in the diaspora, the double-e helps signal the long vowel.
Used across Arabic-speaking, Persianate, and South Asian Muslim communities, the name appears in classical Arabic poetry for a beloved “maliha” and in Urdu ghazals with similar imagery. Variants include Maliha, Malihah, and Maleha; Turkish and Bosnian Meliha; and Persian Maliheh. A related masculine adjective/name, Malih/Malīḥ, exists but is uncommon as a given name. Not to be confused with Malia (typically Hawaiian or a Maria variant), though contemporary usage sometimes overlaps by sound.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #277 | 9 | 2,795 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #398 | 9 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #526 | 28 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #647 | 8 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #903 | 33 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #908 | 7 | 8,600 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Maleeha is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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