girl's name
Maliya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,154
Maliya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 192 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 62,555 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Maliya 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 | 91 |
| 2000s | 752 |
| 2010s | 1,256 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 441 |
How popular is Maliya?
In 2025, Maliya was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maliya 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 Maliya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Malïya | Malïya is a rare spelling of Maliya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Maliya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maliya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maliya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maliya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maliya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maliya
How popular is the name Maliya?
In 2025, Maliya was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maliya a girl's or a boy's name?
Maliya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maliya most popular?
Maliya peaked in 2009, when 192 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maliya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maliya currently ranks #1,416 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.