Spellings
Malia or Maliyah?
In the US in 2025, 57% of babies in this name family were spelled Malia and 31% Maliyah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Malia57% of the family872 born in 2025#349 among girls−15% since 2015Maliyah31% of the family467 born in 2025#626 among girls−36% since 2015Maliah8% of the family122 born in 2025#1,684 among girls−59% since 2015Maliya3% of the family53 born in 2025#3,067 among girls−59% since 2015Malya1% of the family8 born in 2025#10,917 among girls−33% since 2015
Ten years ago
Malia already led in 2015, with 47% of the family's births; it has 57% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,198 to 1,522 births (−31%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malia | 1,031 | 872 | −15% |
| Maliyah | 728 | 467 | −36% |
| Maliah | 297 | 122 | −59% |
| Maliya | 130 | 53 | −59% |
| Malya | 12 | 8 | −33% |
How they sound
- Malia /məˈliə/ (muh-LEE-uh)
- Maliyah /məˈlaɪə/ (muh-LY-uh)
- Maliah /məˈlaɪə/ (muh-LY-uh)
- Maliya /məˈliə/ (muh-LEE-uh)
- Malya /ma.ˈlja/ (mah-LYAH)
In France
In France in 2025: Malia 240 births (#236 among girls), Maliyah 5 births, Maliah 10 births, Maliya 25 births and Malya 295 births (#196 among girls).
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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