Maliyah is an established girls' name that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Maliyah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #626 for girl births in the United States (and #1,233 across all names), given to 467 babies. Maliyah first appears in 1994 and peaked in 2009 (1,117 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 467 | 467 | #626 |
| 2024 | 515 | 515 | #588 |
| 2023 | 572 | 572 | #531 |
| 2022 | 595 | 595 | #524 |
| 2021 | 586 | 586 | #527 |
| 2020 | 665 | 665 | #464 |
| 2019 | 766 | 766 | #408 |
| 2018 | 740 | 740 | #422 |
| 2017 | 790 | 790 | #395 |
| 2016 | 758 | 758 | #429 |
| 2015 | 728 | 728 | #435 |
| 2014 | 735 | 735 | #436 |
| 2013 | 799 | 799 | #389 |
| 2012 | 823 | 823 | #382 |
| 2011 | 912 | 912 | #351 |
| 2010 | 890 | 890 | #358 |
| 2009 | 1,117 | 1,117 | #297 |
| 2008 | 481 | 481 | #640 |
| 2007 | 384 | 384 | #763 |
| 2006 | 306 | 306 | #872 |
| 2005 | 296 | 296 | #855 |
| 2004 | 260 | 260 | #929 |
| 2003 | 296 | 296 | #827 |
| 2002 | 249 | 249 | #901 |
| 2001 | 190 | 190 | #1,115 |
| 2000 | 123 | 123 | #1,500 |
| 1999 | 87 | 87 | #1,842 |
| 1998 | 78 | 78 | #1,948 |
| 1997 | 69 | — | #2,065 |
| 1996 | 37 | — | #3,199 |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #4,300 |
| 1994 | 21 | — | #4,775 |