Updated April 16, 2022 Share: Girl name origins & meanings Southeast Asian : Flower; smart; funny; lucky Girl name variations Mali Mali - 8% this year Feminine Rare Find out more Mal Mal + 17% this year Neutral Rare Find out more Malee Malee 0 % this year Feminine Rare Find out more Malie Malie + 22% this year Feminine Rare Find out more Malley Malley + 17% this year Feminine Rare Find out more Mallie Mallie + 32% this year Neutral Rare Find out more Maly Maly 0 % this year Feminine Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Maley Family name origins & meanings Shortened and altered form of Irish O’Malley. Americanized form of Slovenian Malej ‘small’ or some other Slavic name meaning ‘small’ (see Maly and Malec).