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Girl name

Malika

99% girls · 64 born in 2025

Malika has been given to about 5,003 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,905
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Malika per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 183
  • Born in 202564
  • All time5,003
  • England & Wales, 202527

How popular is Malika?

Its best year was 1996, when 183 babies were given the name, ranking 1026th. The typical living American called Malika is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Malika

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Malia0.81
  2. Malka0.82
  3. Malina0.81
  4. Malissa0.79
  5. Tamika0.75
  6. Anika0.75
  7. Danika0.75
  8. Tanika0.75

Middle names for Malika

Ranked by flow score
  1. Malika Rose0.85
  2. Malika Louise0.85
  3. Malika June0.84
  4. Malika Pearl0.84
  5. Malika Quinn0.84
  6. Malika Nell0.84

Sibling names for Malika

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kareembrother · 0.90
  2. Aracelisister · 0.90
  3. Dereckbrother · 0.89
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.88
  5. Noemisister · 0.87
  6. Emeraldsister · 0.87

Where Malika is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Malika White0.80
  2. Malika Reyes0.80
  3. Malika Nguyen0.80
  4. Malika Lee0.80
  5. Malika Hill0.80
  6. Malika Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Malika

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Malika across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.