Updated April 16, 2022 Share: Girl name origins & meanings Southeast Asian : Flower; smart; funny; lucky Girl name variations Mali Mal Malee Malie Malley Mallie Maly 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).