Malica
Malica is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Meaning & Origin of Malica
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Malica is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
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The Story of Malica
American parents first put Malica on the record books as a baby girl name in 1994, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 5 Malicas were born — ranking #13,429 that year. About 50% of every Malica on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Malica last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Malica
Malica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Malica's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #13,429. Use the chart and map above to compare Malica's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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