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Girl name Hawaiian;American origin

Maliyah

mah-LEE-ah · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
bitter;possibly calm
Language
Hawaiian;American
Culture
American
Religion
Secular
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · Hawaiian
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#587
2024 births515
Peak year2009
First appeared1994
Total US births14,888
2009 peak19942002200920172024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Mali
Alternate spellings
MaliyaMaliah
In other languages
Malia (Hawaiian)

Sibling name suggestions

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Aaliyah
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Notable people named Maliyah

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