Marliyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mar-LEE-ya
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,509 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,360 for girls
Marliyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
Where does Marliyah come from?
Modern: probably a blend of Marley and Mariyah
Is Marliyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Marliyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 12 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marliyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 139% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Marliyah, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Marliyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 28 girls in the UK were given Marliyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,081, up from #2,509 for this spelling alone.
- Marliya 17
- Marliyah 11
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Marliyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,497 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
How popular is Marliyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Marliyah, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Marliyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marliyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
Nicknames for Marliyah
- Marli 16 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Marliyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nusaybah Aaliyah Kaliyah Zaniyah Ayah Aafiyah Ayra Safa Liyana Abeeha Ruqayyah Mirha
Other spellings of Marliyah
Names related to Marliyah
Marley Marlie Marlia Mariela Marlei Marely Mariely Mareli Marilla
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marliyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marliyah, updated 20 October 2026.