Maliah means queen or calm waters — possibly from the Hawaiian malia (calm/peaceful) or a variant of Malia (Hawaiian form of Mary). Malia Obama was the First Daughter. The H-ending adds visual weight and a breath of spiritual depth. Three syllables of Hawaiian peace, presidential poise, and calm-water beauty.
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.
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How popular is Maliah?
2009peak 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 registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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
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Peaceful poise
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Hawaiian serenity
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Presidential grace
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Calm-water depth
M4
A1
L3
I9
A1
H8
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Maliah
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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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