Maliyah vs Marina
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Maliyah
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #626
- Peak
- #295 (2009)
- Babies in 2025
- 467
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- TX, FL, CA
VS
Marina
a steady, dependable choice
- Rank today
- #601
- Peak
- #218 (1994)
- Babies in 2025
- 488
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
The verdict
Marina is the more popular pick (#601 vs #626). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Marina is a steady, dependable choice, Maliyah is a name gently stepping back from its peak.
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