Recorded 2003–2008 Girls' name Peak 2004 17 births

Malliyah — girls' name

17 babies named Malliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s17
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Malliyah was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

7 babies were named Malliyah in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malliyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Malliyah between 2003 and 2008, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malliyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malliyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malliyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Malliyah at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

17

Since 2003

6 years of records

Peak year

2004

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

2003

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2008

Malliyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2003

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2004)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200820042003 5

Malliyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 100% of Malliyah's all-time total
2000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malliyah?
17 babies have been named Malliyah since 2003. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2004 with 7 births.
When was Malliyah most popular?
Malliyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Malliyah been used?
Malliyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 6 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Malliyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.