girl's name
Maliah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,854
Maliah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 122 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 356 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 27,175 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Maliah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 174 |
| 2000s | 1,210 |
| 2010s | 2,921 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,089 |
How popular is Maliah?
In 2025, Maliah was given to 122 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maliah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Maliah is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Malïah | Malïah is a rare spelling of Maliah, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Maliah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maliah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maliah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maliah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maliah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maliah
How popular is the name Maliah?
In 2025, Maliah was given to 122 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maliah a girl's or a boy's name?
Maliah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maliah most popular?
Maliah peaked in 2009, when 356 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maliah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maliah currently ranks #1,691 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.