Maliha is a distinctive choice, ranked #658 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Maliha in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#658
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About the Name Maliha
Maliha has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 84 places in five years. It was most popular in 2011 at #583 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Maliha is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Maliha in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Maliha
Maliha Hussain — Maliha Hussain is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as an all-rounder.
Maliha Sami — Maliha Sami also spelt Maleeha Sami is a former commercial pilot from Pakistan.
Maliha Zulfacar — Maliha Zulfacar is an Afghan university professor and was the ambassador of Afghanistan to Germany from 2006 to 2010.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maliha
Unlikely. With around 58 UK babies named Maliha per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maliha in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maliha is rising: up 113 places since 2020, to #658 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #583 in 2011.
Maliha is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Maliha include: Maliha Hussain, Maliha Sami and Maliha Zulfacar. Short summaries for each appear below.
Maliha does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Malihas in the wild.
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UK babies named Maliha (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maliha
Almost certainly the only Maliha in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Maliha
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Maliha Ali Asghar Khan is a Pakistani politician from Mansehra District, belong to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf who had been member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2018 until January 2023.