Malayiah

muh-LAY-EYE-uh /məˈleɪˈaɪə/
girl 2 syllables cooling

Malayiah is a rare variant of Maliyah that peaked in 2022 and has grown less common since.

Malayiah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,366 for girl births in the United States (and #12,696 across all names), given to 15 babies. Malayiah was first reported in SSA data in 2003 and peaked in 2022 (69 births).

About the name Malayiah

Pronunciationmuh-LAY-EYE-uh /məˈleɪˈaɪə/
#7,366U.S. rank among girls 2025
#12,696among all names 2025
15U.S. births 2025
69peak births 2022
2003first in SSA data

Names similar to Malayiah

How popular is Malayiah?

Girls named Malayiah 15 in 2025
200320052010201520202025
Girls named Malayiah per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2003–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Malayiah total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20251515#7,366
20241919#6,315
20233939#3,885
20226969#2,569
20213030#4,570
20202121#5,777
20191515#7,581
20181717#6,992
20171919#6,440
20161919#6,585
20151717#7,162
20141414#8,342
20132222#5,946
20121111#10,166
20111515#8,053
20101616#7,757
20091616#7,938
200877#14,806
200755#19,419
200666#16,368
200499#11,278
20031111#9,459