Maliya
Maliya was the 3090th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1270th with 192 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,439 places. More babies were named Maliya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Maliyah) probably a spelling of Malia (Hawaiian 'Mary') · Hawaiian, Hebrew, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,090 girls, down 1,172 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009192 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,540babies recorded
What does the name Maliya mean?
Maliya is a spelling of Maliyah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Maliyah's meaning and origin.
Maliyah is a modern American spelling. Wiktionary calls it probably a fanciful spelling of Malia, the Hawaiian form of Mary. Wiktionary adds that some uses of Malia come instead from Hawaiian Mālia, calm. Mary itself goes back to Hebrew Miryam, whose meaning DMNES calls uncertain. The -iyah ending matches other recent American spellings such as Aaliyah, and US records show Maliyah only from the mid-1990s.
Malia (Hawaiian, “Mary”)Mālia (Hawaiian, “calm”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Wiktionary says 'probably' from Malia; the deeper meaning depends on whether Malia means 'Mary' or 'calm' for a given family.
Related names: Malia, Maliah, Mary, Maria.
See also: Hawaiian names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Maliyah' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Malia' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Mary', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Maliya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,090 | 53 |
| 2020 | #1,918 | 100 |
| 2010 | #1,654 | 129 |
| 2000 | #4,135 | 30 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maliya, counting every spelling?
Maliya is a spelling of Maliyah, a name family that ranked #571 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,090 for Maliya on its own. Together these spellings went to 526 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maliyah | 467 | #626 | 2,735 |
| Maliya | 53 | #3,090 | 341 |
| Maaliyah | 6 | #14,261 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maliya?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maliya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maliya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maliya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maliya?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Maliya are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 18. That makes Maliya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maliya by state
How common Maliya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maliya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maliya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maliya
What does Maliya mean?
Maliya is a spelling of Maliyah, usually explained as “probably a spelling of Malia (Hawaiian 'Mary')”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Maliya?
Maliya was the 3090th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1270th with 192 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,439 places. More babies were named Maliya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maliya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maliya in the US.
Where is Maliya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maliya was most common in Florida (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and California.