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Maliah

Girl

Meaning of Maliah: Hawaiian: 'calm' or 'peaceful water'

Maliah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1635th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1635

122 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,394

First recorded 1991 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 34 babies1998: 34 babies1999: 40 babies2000: 61 babies20002001: 59 babies2002: 87 babies2003: 79 babies2004: 73 babies2005: 82 babies2006: 101 babies2007: 143 babies2008: 169 babies2009: 356 babies2010: 279 babies20102011: 289 babies2012: 278 babies2013: 347 babies2014: 287 babies2015: 297 babies2016: 315 babies2017: 285 babies2018: 261 babies2019: 283 babies2020: 223 babies20202021: 210 babies2022: 209 babies2023: 202 babies2024: 123 babies2025: 122 babies
US babies named Maliah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 356.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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