Maliyah is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #1948 in 1998 with 78 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2009 with 1,117 births ranking #297. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 110.8%. In 1998, approximately 1 in every 22,652 girls born was named Maliyah. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.