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Why parents love Maliah- Connected to Malia — Hawaiian calm and peace.
- Malia Obama adds presidential pedigree.
- Three syllables with a flowing, Hawaiian sound: mah-LY-ah.
- The H-ending adds visual and spiritual weight.
- It carries genuine Hawaiian heritage.
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The vibe of Maliah
calm watersHawaiianObamapeacefulmaliaH-endingflowingpresidential
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Origin & history of Maliah
Hawaiian malia (calm/peaceful) or Mary-variant + H-ending
→ Maliah
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Arabic / Islamic roots
Maliah is an H-ending variant connected to the Hawaiian Malia meaning calm or peaceful. Malia Obama was the First Daughter during Barack Obama's presidency. The H-ending adds visual weight to the Hawaiian original.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Hawaiian-influenced variant; Malia Obama (born 1998).
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Today
Maliah remains a beloved choice, ranking #1097 in the US. 5,270 babies have been named Maliah since 1991.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Maliah?
2009
peak year
Today, Maliah is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1097), with only about 241 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2009, 356 babies were given the name (ranked #795 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Maliah has been declining in recent years. In all, around 5,270 babies have been registered as Maliah since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
356
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #795)
(ranked #795)
241
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,410
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
5,270
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Maliah8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
Maliah's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — calm-water nurturing. People named Maliah tend to be peaceful, poised, and gifted at creating calm wherever they go.
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Creates calm everywhere✦
Peaceful poise◈
Hawaiian serenity◎
Presidential grace♡
Calm-water depthM4
A1
L3
I9
A1
H8
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Maliah💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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