Malika
Malika is the Arabic word for 'queen' and the feminine form of the name Malik.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Malika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Malika is the Arabic word for 'queen' and the feminine form of the name Malik.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Malika
The earliest SSA record of Malika as a baby girl name dates back to 1966, when 6 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 183 newborns named Malika — #1,020 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Malika on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Malika ranks #2,727 for baby girls with 63 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Malika
Malika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Malika's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #1,020. Use the chart and map above to compare Malika'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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