The first name Maliah
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Probably a respelling of Malia.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Maliah, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 19 births (#1,556).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Maliah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Maliah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 122 girls born in the United States were named Maliah, the 1,688th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 356 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Maliah mean?
- Probably a respelling of Malia.
- How popular is the name Maliah?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Maliah, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2020, with 19 births.
- Is Maliah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,394 US babies named Maliah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Maliah most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 356 babies were named Maliah, its highest rank at 795th.