How Many People Are Named Maliah?
An estimated 5,221 people in the United States have the first name Maliah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Maliah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 356 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maliah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maliah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maliah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,221
About 1 in 65,649 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2009
356 births
Total Registered
5,270
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maliah
Maliah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,270 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maliah as a female name
Ranked #1,674 in 2024
122 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (356 births)
Maliah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maliah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,921 babies were registered. While Maliah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maliah by Decade
How has Maliah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maliah by State
Birth registrations for Maliah span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Utah, New Mexico, Iowa. On average, about 108 Maliahs were registered per state.
Maliah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maliah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maliah
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maliah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maliah?
We estimate approximately 5,221 people named Maliah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 65,649 Americans share this first name.
Is Maliah a common name?
Maliah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,270 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maliah most popular?
Maliah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 356 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maliah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maliah a female name?
Maliah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maliah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maliah Smith, Maliah Johnson, Maliah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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