Malaika
Malaika was the 2344th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1390th; the most babies were born in 2006 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved up 454 places. More babies were named Malaika in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,344 girls, up 358 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 78girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200686 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,662babies recorded
Malaika popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,344 | 78 |
| 2020 | #2,702 | 62 |
| 2010 | #2,631 | 69 |
| 2000 | #2,623 | 57 |
| 1990 | #3,773 | 28 |
| 1980 | #3,178 | 27 |
| 1970 | #2,184 | 37 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Malaika, counting every spelling?
Malaika is the most common spelling of a name family that had 78 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 78 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaika | 78 | #2,344 | 378 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Malaika?
78 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malaika (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Malaika born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 108 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malaika.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malaika?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Malaika are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 10 and 34. That makes Malaika mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Malaika by state
How common Malaika was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.6×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Malaika: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malaika, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Malaika
How popular is the name Malaika?
Malaika was the 2344th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1390th; the most babies were born in 2006 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved up 454 places. More babies were named Malaika in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Malaika a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Malaika in the US.
Where is Malaika most popular?
In 2021–2025, Malaika was most common in Massachusetts (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Oregon.