Maliah: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern variant of Malia”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- muh-LYE-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Maliah is generally used as a modern elaboration of Malia. Malia can be a Hawaiian form of Maria, but this exact spelling is contemporary and may also reflect influence from names ending in -iah.
How popular is Maliah?
Babies named Maliah in 2024122
2024 rank#1,675 girls
Peak year2013
Total US babies since 18805,270
Maliah has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Maliah
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Miamine; also Maria diminutive · Italian
- Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
- Mariameaning uncertain · Hebrew
- Mariannacombination of Maria and Anna · Latin
- Marielladrop of the sea; beloved · Italian
- Miahuncertain; often linked to Mia · Unknown
- Marlenemodern blend of Maria and Magdalene · Germanic
- Mairabitter; beloved; drop of the sea · Hebrew
Maliah questions
What does the name Maliah mean?
Maliah means "modern variant of Malia". It comes from American (modern coinage). Maliah is generally used as a modern elaboration of Malia. Malia can be a Hawaiian form of Maria, but this exact spelling is contemporary and may also reflect influence from names ending in -iah.
Is Maliah a boy or girl name?
Maliah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Maliah?
122 US babies were named Maliah in 2024. Its peak year was 2013.
How do you pronounce Maliah?
Maliah is usually pronounced muh-LYE-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.