Is Meliyah a boy or girl name?

Meliyah is a girl’s name. Of the 505 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Meliyah

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Meliyah was most popular in 2009, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,318 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 505 people named Meliyah.

Meliyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Meliyah’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Meliyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Meliyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 505 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org