How Many People Are Named Meliyah?
An estimated 487 people in the United States have the first name Meliyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Meliyah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meliyah 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 Meliyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
487
About 1 in 703,808 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2009
35 births
Total Registered
492
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meliyah
Meliyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 492 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meliyah as a female name
Ranked #7,812 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (35 births)
Meliyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meliyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 231 babies were registered. While Meliyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Meliyah by Decade
How has Meliyah 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.
Meliyah by State
Meliyah + Last Name Combinations
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Meliyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meliyah?
We estimate approximately 487 people named Meliyah 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 703,808 Americans share this first name.
Is Meliyah a common name?
Meliyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 492 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meliyah most popular?
Meliyah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meliyah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meliyah a female name?
Meliyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meliyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meliyah Smith, Meliyah Johnson, Meliyah 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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