Is Maliah a boy or girl name?
Maliah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 122 girls and 0 boys were named Maliah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,270 US babies named Maliah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,674
- Babies named Maliah since 1991
- 5,270
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 356 babies
Boys and girls named Maliah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,674 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,192 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,160 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,165 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,100 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 283 | #934 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 261 | #1,001 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 285 | #929 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 315 | #892 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 297 | #925 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 287 | #941 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 347 | #786 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 278 | #924 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 289 | #904 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 279 | #928 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 356 | #795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,412 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,585 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,984 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,234 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,359 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,198 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,012 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,586 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,501 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,226 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,542 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,412 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,682 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,347 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,413 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,178 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,486 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,005 |
Highest rank
Maliah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #786 in 2013. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maliah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.