Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Maliyah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #626 Trend ↓ Falling 26%
Rank 2025
#626
among girls · ↓38 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
467
named Maliyah · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,442
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
1,117 babies
All-time total
15,359
#1,267 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Maliyah popularity over time

15,359 babies have been named Maliyah since 1994, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2009Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 316 32 – #1,842
2000s 3,702 370 +1072% #297
2010s 7,941 794 +115% #351
2020s (to 2025) 3,400 567 -29% #464

Where Maliyah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 444 0.28 outside top 500
2027 425 0.26 outside top 500
2028 409 0.25 outside top 500
2029 397 0.25 outside top 500
2030 386 0.24 outside top 500

Where Maliyah is most popular

Girls named Maliyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.337 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maliyah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 55 1.18 +249%
Louisiana 70 0.800 +137%
Georgia 169 0.744 +121%
Alabama 69 0.735 +118%
Maryland 70 0.661 +96%
South Carolina 58 0.645 +91%
North Carolina 126 0.553 +64%
Wisconsin 55 0.534 +58%
Tennessee 83 0.524 +55%
Missouri 62 0.514 +53%
Iowa 30 0.513 +52%
Michigan 93 0.511 +51%
Florida 215 0.502 +49%
New Mexico 12 0.493 +46%
Illinois 104 0.454 +35%
Nevada 21 0.452 +34%
Pennsylvania 101 0.427 +27%
Virginia 72 0.422 +25%
Massachusetts 49 0.405 +20%
Kansas 23 0.399 +18%
Arkansas 21 0.397 +18%
Ohio 93 0.392 +16%
Indiana 55 0.392 +16%
Texas 291 0.362 +7%
Connecticut 20 0.344 ≈ national
Kentucky 29 0.339 ≈ national
Oklahoma 24 0.326 ≈ national
Arizona 45 0.321 -5%
New York 118 0.298 -12%
California 212 0.252 -25%
Colorado 28 0.251 -26%
New Jersey 41 0.227 -33%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -43%
Minnesota 18 0.167 -51%
Washington 24 0.166 -51%
Idaho 5 0.149 -56%
Oregon 6 0.092 -73%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maliyah

Maliyah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #626 in 2025 with 467 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 15,359 American babies have been named Maliyah. Its peak came in 2009, when 1,117 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maliyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maliyah?

The median living Maliyah is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 16. An estimated 15 thousand people named Maliyah are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maliyah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 467 #626
2024 515 #588
2023 572 #531
2022 595 #524
2021 586 #527
2020 665 #464
2019 766 #408
2018 740 #422
2017 790 #395
2016 758 #429
2015 728 #435
2014 735 #436
2013 799 #389
2012 823 #382
2011 912 #351
2010 890 #358
2009 1,117 #297
2008 481 #640
2007 384 #763
2006 306 #872
2005 296 #855
2004 260 #929
2003 296 #827
2002 249 #901
2001 190 #1,115
2000 123 #1,500
1995 24 #4,300
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maliyah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maliyah?

The median living Maliyah is about 11 years old. Half of all living Maliyahs are between 6 and 16 years old.

How many people named Maliyah are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Maliyah are alive in the United States, based on 15,359 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maliyah in 2025?

Maliyah ranked #626 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 467 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maliyah?

15,359 babies have been named Maliyah in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maliyah most popular?

Maliyah peaked in 2009, when 1,117 newborns received the name.

Is Maliyah a boy or girl name?

Maliyah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maliyah rising or falling?

Maliyah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maliyah become more popular?

Maliyah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 386 girls named Maliyah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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