Maliah

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly bitter or rebellious
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Malia

Girl's name · #1688 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Maliah's best rank, #786, came in 2013; it has settled back to #1688 today. Roughly 5,400 girls have been named Maliah since 1991.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,320 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,960 in France (2025) · #4,201 in England & Wales (2025) · #8,137 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,102 in Canada (2024) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #2,940 in Austria (2023).

Famous Maliahs

Maliah Morris — American footballer (born 2000)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Malia (#349) and Maliyah (#626), Maliah would rank around #208 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 60/32/8 across Malia, Maliyah, and Maliah.

Similar names: Maleah · Laniyah · Malina · Kaleah · Noelani · Kai

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