Industrious, striving, or beloved
Meliyah is a modern American creation likely blending the prefix 'Me-' with the popular suffix '-liyah'. It is often associated with the Germanic name Amelia, meaning 'industrious', or the Hebrew name Aliyah, meaning 'to ascend'.
Less common today
Meliyah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,360 in 2009.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
