Malayeka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-LY-kah
- Origin
- Arabic
Malayeka is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Malayeka come from?
Arabic: likely a respelling of Malaika, Swahili 'angel' from Arabic mala'ika
Is Malayeka a girl's or a boy's name?
Malayeka is a girls' name.
How popular is Malayeka in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Malayeka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Malayeka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,467 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,475 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
Names like Malayeka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maliha Safa Summer Amina Madiha Humaira Aaliyah Amira Hafsa Aisha Salma Habiba
Names related to Malayeka
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo Liyana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Malayeka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/malayeka, updated 20 October 2026.