Malikah
The Story of Malikah
As a girl name
Malikah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 45 births, good for #2,187 nationwide. About 28% of every Malikah on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Malikah last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 943 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Malikah as a boy name dates back to 2003, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Malikah — #6,392 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Malikah on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Malikah last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 84 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Malikah
Malikah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 943 births in the dataset. Malikah's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #2,187. Use the chart and map above to compare Malikah'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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