Girls' name · since 1994
Maliyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 15,359 babies named Maliyah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,267 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #626 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,359
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maliyah is the #626 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 15,359 recorded since 1994.
Maliyah has 15,359 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #626 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #1,267 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #626 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,359 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliyah ranks #1,267 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #626 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,359 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,267 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #626 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,359
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maliyah's 15,359 recorded births place it above 98.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maliyah compares
15,359 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maliyah's all-time total is 41x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,359 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maliyah splits its recorded history at 2010: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (21 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 1,117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,117
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Maliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,941 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Maliyah's strongest decade.
7,941 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Maliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 316
1990s
316 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,702 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,941 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,400 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,941 births (52% of all-time use).
How Maliyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maliyah's total volume
Maliyah by state
Where Maliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,525 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,253 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,102 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 805 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 679 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 656 | 4.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 623 | 4.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 616 | 4.0% |
1,525 of 15,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Maliyah appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maliyah's data
- Maliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,941 total births) through the 2020s (3,400) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maliyahs (1,525 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maliyah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.