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Maliyah

Girl

Meaning of Maliyah: Hebrew: 'bitter or rebellious'

Maliyah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 615th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1353rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#615

467 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1353

24 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

15,359

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: 21 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 37 babies1997: 69 babies1998: 78 babies1999: 87 babies2000: 123 babies20002001: 190 babies2002: 249 babies2003: 296 babies2004: 260 babies2005: 296 babies2006: 306 babies2007: 384 babies2008: 481 babies2009: 1,117 babies2010: 890 babies20102011: 912 babies2012: 823 babies2013: 799 babies2014: 735 babies2015: 728 babies2016: 758 babies2017: 790 babies2018: 740 babies2019: 766 babies2020: 665 babies20202021: 586 babies2022: 595 babies2023: 572 babies2024: 515 babies2025: 467 babies
US babies named Maliyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,117.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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