Given name

Maliza

“an accomplished woman”

Maliza is used as a given name. One interpretation is “an accomplished woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “an accomplished woman.”

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Maliza through the years

Babies since 1880
11
0 boys · 11 girls
Most popular year
2006
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012342025Highest share 20060.0
Maliza in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Maliza’s family of names

Maliza has a related form in Maleaza. Maliza has a related form in Maleeza. Maliza has a related form in Malieza.

Walk Maliza’s family in the name graph

MalizaMalisaMalizzaMalyzaMaleezaMalizahMaleazaMalieza

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Maliza, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Swahili · Modern

Raziya

“a good-natured woman; one who is agreeable”

12Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Swahili · Modern

Jela

“born of the suffering father” · “during birth, the father suffered”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Swahili · Modern

Zalika

“born into royalty; wellborn”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Swahili · Modern

Sanaa

“beautiful work of art”

38RareCooling

>99% girls

Arabic · Modern

Amani

“one who is peaceful” · “one with wishes and dreams”

58FamiliarRising

18% boys · 82% girls

Modern

Mahkyla

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Mashyia

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Swahili · Modern

Zawadi

“a gift; a present”

17Very rareRising

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Maliza’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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