Fun Facts About the Name Maliha
- More than 1 thousand babies named Maliha: U.S. records list 1,424 babies given the name Maliha from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maliha Mean?
Maliha is an Arabic feminine name meaning "beautiful" or "pretty." It comes from the Arabic adjective malīḥ (مَلِيح), "beautiful, handsome, good-looking," with the feminine ending -a added to form malīḥa. The root letters are م-ل-ح (m-l-ḥ), a root that also produces the word milḥ ("salt"), but the name's established sense is the adjective of beauty, not the salt noun.
The name is sometimes translated more broadly as "good" or "pleasant," since in some Arabic dialects malīḥ can mean "fine" or "good" in a general sense. The masculine form Malih is also used as a given name. In Turkish and Bosnian, the related form Meliha is common.
Maliha Name History & Origins
Maliha is formed from the Arabic adjective malīḥ plus the feminine ending -a. Arabic commonly makes feminine given names this way: a masculine adjective describing a quality becomes a feminine name when the ending is added. The masculine form Malih is also attested as a given name, so Maliha is best understood as the feminine counterpart of that adjective name.
The name is used in Arabic-speaking countries across the Middle East and North Africa. It also belongs to the wider stock of Arabic names adopted by non-Arab Muslim societies, especially in South Asia, where Arabic names entered through Islam and through Persian and Urdu literary culture. In Turkish and Bosnian, the form Meliha is the usual one.
Maliha is not associated with a major scriptural figure; like many Arabic adjective names, it is chosen from the language's vocabulary. In English-speaking countries, it is encountered mainly in families with Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, or South Asian heritage.
How Popular is the Name Maliha?
Maliha has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #2,055 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,340 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #4,152 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 2023 | #3,684 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #4,642 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2021 | #3,531 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 2020 | #2,874 | 57 | 0.0035% |
| 2019 | #3,976 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2018 | #3,277 | 49 | 0.0029% |
| 2017 | #2,918 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 2016 | #3,561 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2015 | #2,703 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 2014 | #2,998 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2013 | #2,453 | 74 | 0.0042% |
| 2012 | #2,180 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 2011 | #2,082 | 93 | 0.0053% |
| 2010 | #2,418 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 2009 | #2,055 | 100 | 0.0054% |
| 2008 | #2,766 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 2007 | #3,833 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #3,602 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2005 | #5,056 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #4,891 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #5,344 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #5,204 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #5,487 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #4,916 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #7,527 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #6,254 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #6,059 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #8,582 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #7,348 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #6,932 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #9,217 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #9,205 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #8,356 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #14,333 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #8,467 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #9,917 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #8,450 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #12,036 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #8,886 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #11,543 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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