Maliyah has been given to about 15,359 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Maliyah ranks 626th among American girls in 2025, with 467 born that year. Its best year was 2009, when 1,117 babies were given the name, ranking 297th. The typical living American called Maliyah is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.