How Many People Are Named Maliyah?
An estimated 14,752 people in the United States have the first name Maliyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Maliyah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 1,117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maliyah 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 Maliyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maliyah 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
14,752
About 1 in 23,234 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2009
1,117 births
Total Registered
14,888
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maliyah
Maliyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,888 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maliyah as a female name
Ranked #587 in 2024
515 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (1,117 births)
Maliyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maliyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 7,939 babies were registered. While Maliyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maliyah by Decade
How has Maliyah 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.
Maliyah by State
Birth registrations for Maliyah span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Idaho, West Virginia. On average, about 330 Maliyahs were registered per state.
Maliyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maliyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maliyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maliyah?
We estimate approximately 14,752 people named Maliyah 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 23,234 Americans share this first name.
Is Maliyah a common name?
Maliyah is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,888 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maliyah most popular?
Maliyah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 1,117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maliyah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maliyah a female name?
Maliyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maliyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maliyah Smith, Maliyah Johnson, Maliyah 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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