Maliyah
2025 SSA
About Maliyah
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.
Pronounced muh-LEE-uh.
As of October 2026, Maliyah ranked #626 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #297 in 2009.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #436 | 735 | 411.5 |
| 2015 | #435 | 728 | 407.8 |
| 2016 | #429 | 757 | 427.2 |
| 2017 | #395 | 790 | 457.6 |
| 2018 | #422 | 739 | 434.4 |
| 2019 | #408 | 766 | 456.4 |
| 2020 | #464 | 665 | 411.4 |
| 2021 | #527 | 585 | 356.5 |
| 2022 | #524 | 595 | 362.8 |
| 2023 | #531 | 571 | 355.9 |
| 2024 | #587 | 515 | 317.9 |
| 2025 | #626 | 467 | 290.6 |
World rankings
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Famous Maliyahs
- Maliyah Angel Solomon
daughter of American "Octomom" Nadya Suleman
- Maliyah Mae Herrin
American conjoined twin; sister of Kendra Deene Herrin (b. 2002)