The baby name Maleko is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mah-LEH-koh (IPA: /məˈlɛkoʊ/; Hawaiian: /maˈleko/).
Maleko is Polynesian in Origin.
The baby name Maleko is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mah-LEH-koh (IPA: /məˈlɛkoʊ/; Hawaiian: /maˈleko/).
Maleko is Polynesian in Origin.
Maleko is the Hawaiian adaptation of the Latin praenomen Marcus (via Greek Markos and English Mark), traditionally glossed “dedicated to Mars” and by extension “warlike.” In Hawaiian phonology, imported names avoid final consonants and often map r to l, yielding Ma-le-ko for Mark/Marcus. The name entered local use in the nineteenth century through Bible translation, mission schools, and royal-era church records, where it appears in Hawaiian-language baptismal and marriage rolls.
Variants and cognates include Mareko (Samoan and other Polynesian Bibles), Māka (Tongan), and the wider family Mark, Marcus, Marc, Marco, Marcos, Markus, Marko, and Marek. The meaning follows the Marcus/Mark tradition rather than a separate indigenous gloss. Today Maleko remains uncommon but culturally grounded in Hawai‘i, appealing to families seeking a Hawaiian-phonology form of a classic biblical name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #29 | 1 | 488 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #885 | 8 | 7,044 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Maleko is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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