Malayka
Girl · ma-LAY-ka · Arabic
Malayka is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “angels”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Malayka mean?
Arabic: from Arabic malaika, plural of malak 'angel'
“angels”
From Arabic malaika 'angels', which also gave Swahili malaika, known from the classic East African love song Malaika.
- Say it
- ma-LAY-ka
Is Malayka a girl's or a boy's name?
Malayka is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Malayka in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Malayka, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2005, with 12 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Malayka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Malayka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Maliha Muntaha Amina Maha Aaliyah Madiha Hafsa Halima Hiba Mahira Humaira
Names related to Malayka
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