Feminine dossier · first seen 1991
Maliah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2009
Peak era
2009
Peak births
356
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Maliah
How many people are named Maliah?
An estimated 5,338 living Americans are named Maliah.
How rare is Maliah?
Maliah is uncommon among babies today, with 122 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 65.7% from its 2009 peak.
How old is the typical Maliah?
The median age of a living American named Maliah is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 17 years old.
Is Maliah still popular?
Not especially. Maliah has been declining since its 2009 peak and registered 122 births in 2025.
Where is Maliah most common?
Maliah has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 2.4× more often than the national baseline.
1991Peak 20092025
Peak year
2009
Decline from peak
65.7%
2025
122
All-time
5,394
Where it lives now
Maliah is most concentrated in Georgia — about 2.4× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Maliah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.