Maliyah

Hawaiian variation of Mary

"bitter"

Maliyah Origin and Meaning

The name Maliyah is a girl's name of Hawaiian origin meaning "bitter".

This version of Malia (as in Obama) peaked at Number 296 in 2009. Though Maliyah has lost ground since then, it's surprisingly enduring for a newly-fashion name whose pop culture connection was more than a decade ago.

The reason for Maliyah's steady rank in the middle of the Top 1000 may be that it's also similar to another name inspired by a pop culture icon, Aaliyah. Many versions of Aaliyah have proved to have staying power, and you can think of Maliyah as one of them.

Maliyah Rank in US Top 1000

# 532 in the US

Popularity of the name Maliyah

• 532 US 2023
• 1927 Nameberry 2022
• 302 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Maliyah

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Maliyah.

• Audriana
• Kyleigh
• Aleah
• Alayah
• Kaiya
• Avah
• Janae
• Lianna
• Kiley
• Alannah
• Mya
• Alessa
• Addyson
• Milani
• Avianna
• Leyla
• Aliah
• Lylah
• Ariah
• Aryanna

Famous People Named Maliyah

• Maliyah Angel Solomon daughter of American "Octomom" Nadya Suleman
• Maliyah Mae Herrin American conjoined twin; sister of Kendra Deene Herrin (b. 2002)