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Malika

Girl

Meaning of Malika: Arabic: 'queen'

Malika is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2600th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1491st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2600

64 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1491

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,003

First recorded 1966 · peak 1996

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 100 babies1982: 73 babies1983: 76 babies1984: 75 babies1985: 65 babies1986: 73 babies1987: 101 babies1988: 80 babies1989: 80 babies1990: 126 babies19901991: 120 babies1992: 149 babies1993: 154 babies1994: 145 babies1995: 154 babies1996: 183 babies1997: 138 babies1998: 117 babies1999: 111 babies2000: 112 babies20002001: 113 babies2002: 84 babies2003: 94 babies2004: 71 babies2005: 59 babies2006: 57 babies2007: 65 babies2008: 58 babies2009: 38 babies2010: 52 babies20102011: 62 babies2012: 81 babies2013: 61 babies2014: 80 babies2015: 54 babies2016: 86 babies2017: 84 babies2018: 80 babies2019: 89 babies2020: 88 babies20202021: 78 babies2022: 82 babies2023: 88 babies2024: 59 babies2025: 64 babies
US babies named Malika per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 183.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian girls' names

Other names starting with M