Maliyah Gray
There are approximately 12 people named Maliyah Gray living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Maliyah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gray. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
12
1 in 28,562,862
Named Maliyah
15K
Alive today
Named Gray
277K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 15K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2009
Average age: 13
Top Census group: Black or African American (53.7%)
Estimated bearers: 277K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #89
Per 100K: 80.70
Top ancestry: White (65.9%)
First name trend
Maliyah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Maliyah. The peak year was 2009 with 1,117 births. The average person named Maliyah today is 13 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maliyah
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Maliyah, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 53.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Maliyah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Maliyah at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American53.7% · 4,804
- Two or more races16.8% · 1,504
- Hispanic or Latino16.3% · 1,459
- White9.9% · 883
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 162
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 130
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gray surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gray, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 65.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Gray described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Gray at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White65.9% · 159,031
- Black or African American24.6% · 59,222
- Two or more races4.6% · 10,995
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 8,282
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2,013
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,665
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Maliyah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0043% of the US population, based on 14,752 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Maliyah right now.
The surname Gray appears at a rate of 80.70 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0807%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 12 people with the full name Maliyah Gray. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Maliyah Gray: questions and answers
How many people are named Maliyah Gray?
We estimate approximately 12 people in the United States share the full name Maliyah Gray. That works out to about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0043%) with the surname frequency (80.70 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Maliyah Gray?
We classify Maliyah Gray as "Very Rare". About 1 in 28,562,862 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Maliyah a male or female name?
Maliyah is predominantly female. Out of 14,888 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Maliyah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Maliyah Gray?
Find out how many people are called Maliyah Gray on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.