Malikah
Malikah was the 14295th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 2178th; the most babies were born in 1979 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,690 places. More babies were named Malikah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #14,295 girls, up 184 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197945 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,033babies recorded
Malikah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 84 since 2003.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,295 | 6 |
| 2020 | #14,479 | 6 |
| 2010 | #9,589 | 12 |
| 2000 | #7,029 | 15 |
| 1990 | #5,439 | 17 |
| 1980 | #2,630 | 36 |
| 1970 | #5,273 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Malikah, counting every spelling?
Malikah is a spelling of Malika, 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 Malikah?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malikah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Malikah 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malikah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malikah?
About 900 people born in the US named Malikah are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 26 and 45. That makes Malikah mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Malikah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malikah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Malikah
How popular is the name Malikah?
Malikah was the 14295th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 2178th; the most babies were born in 1979 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,690 places. More babies were named Malikah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Malikah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Malikah in the US.