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Maliya

Girl

Meaning of Maliya: Hawaiian: 'calm'

Maliya 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 — 2979th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1743rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2979

53 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1743

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,540

First recorded 1994 · 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: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 18 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 38 babies2002: 50 babies2003: 39 babies2004: 54 babies2005: 66 babies2006: 86 babies2007: 89 babies2008: 108 babies2009: 192 babies2010: 129 babies20102011: 138 babies2012: 132 babies2013: 142 babies2014: 120 babies2015: 130 babies2016: 108 babies2017: 141 babies2018: 99 babies2019: 117 babies2020: 100 babies20202021: 83 babies2022: 83 babies2023: 67 babies2024: 55 babies2025: 53 babies
US babies named Maliya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 192.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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