Malika
Malika was the 2711th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1026th with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 402 places. More babies were named Malika in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,711 girls, down 620 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1996183 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,003babies recorded
Malika popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 36 since 1980.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,711 | 64 |
| 2020 | #2,091 | 88 |
| 2010 | #3,188 | 52 |
| 2000 | #1,656 | 107 |
| 1990 | #1,295 | 126 |
| 1980 | #1,385 | 90 |
| 1970 | #2,103 | 39 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Malika, counting every spelling?
Malika is the most common spelling of a name family that had 70 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 70 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malika | 64 | #2,711 | 371 |
| Malikah | 6 | #14,295 | 45 |
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 Malika?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malika (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Malika 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 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malika.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malika?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Malika are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 17 and 41. That makes Malika 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.
Malika by state
How common Malika was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.1×). 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 Malika: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malika, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Malika
How popular is the name Malika?
Malika was the 2711th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1026th with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 402 places. More babies were named Malika in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Malika a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Malika in the US.
Where is Malika most popular?
In 2021–2025, Malika was most common in New York (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.