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Malikah

Girl

Meaning of Malikah: Arabic: 'queen'

Malikah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 13167th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#13167

6 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,033

First recorded 1968 · peak 1979

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 41 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 28 babies1984: 34 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 20 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 17 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 32 babies1993: 40 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 33 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 13 babies2008: 23 babies2009: 5 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 24 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 10 babies2016: 6 babies2017: 17 babies2018: 5 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 6 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 9 babies2023: 8 babies2024: 8 babies2025: 6 babies
US babies named Malikah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 41.

Gender split

8% boys · 92% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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