Maliya
Maliya was a goddess worshiped by Hittites in the Bronze Age. She was most likely a deified river in origin, but she was also associated with gardens and with artisanship, specifically with leatherworking and carpentry. The oldest attestations of her have been identified in the Old Assyrian texts from Kanesh.
Meaning & Origin of Maliya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maliya was a goddess worshiped by Hittites in the Bronze Age. She was most likely a deified river in origin, but she was also associated with gardens and with artisanship, specifically with leatherworking and carpentry. The oldest attestations of her have been identified in the Old Assyrian texts from Kanesh.
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The Story of Maliya
Maliya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 192 Maliyas were born — ranking #1,267 that year. As of 2026, Maliya ranks #3,292 for baby girls with 48 births, falling sharply (-43%). In total, more than 3K Maliyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maliya
Maliya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Maliya's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #1,267. Use the chart and map above to compare Maliya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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