Malika
Girl · MA-li-ka · Arabic
Malika is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “queen”. In 2025 it ranked 1,247th for girls in the UK (27 babies) and 2,691st for girls in the US (64 babies).
What does Malika mean?
Arabic: feminine of Malik
“queen”
Arabic for queen, the feminine of Malik; popular across Central Asia and North Africa.
- Say it
- MA-li-ka
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Is Malika a girl's or a boy's name?
Malika is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 girls in the UK and 64 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Malika in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,247among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 10,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 27 girls in the UK were named Malika, making it the 1,247th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,147th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 63 girls.
Half of all the girls named Malika in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 31 girls in the UK were given Malika or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,018, up from #1,247 for this spelling alone.
- Malika 27
- Malikah 4
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,197th in England and Wales.
Malika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #1,247 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,538 |
| 2023 | 38 | #988 |
| 2022 | 38 | #974 |
| 2021 | 44 | #876 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,147 |
| 2019 | 34 | #1,085 |
| 2018 | 37 | #1,028 |
| 2017 | 36 | #1,062 |
| 2016 | 36 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 34 | #1,108 |
| 2014 | 34 | #1,100 |
| 2013 | 48 | #848 |
| 2012 | 36 | #1,058 |
| 2011 | 36 | #1,039 |
| 2010 | 57 | #705 |
| 2009 | 61 | #663 |
| 2008 | 40 | #890 |
| 2007 | 63 | #624 |
| 2006 | 51 | #682 |
| 2005 | 46 | #724 |
| 2004 | 56 | #608 |
| 2003 | 47 | #668 |
| 2002 | 27 | #927 |
| 2001 | 26 | #929 |
| 2000 | 27 | #898 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 21 | #1,080 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
How popular is Malika in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,691among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 64about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 64 girls in the US were named Malika, making it the 2,691st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,078th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 183 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Malika in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 70 girls in the US were given Malika or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,152, up from #2,691 for this spelling alone.
- Malika 64
- Malikah 6
Malika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | #2,691 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2,819 |
| 2023 | 88 | #2,156 |
| 2022 | 82 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 78 | #2,327 |
| 2020 | 88 | #2,078 |
| 2019 | 89 | #2,109 |
| 2018 | 80 | #2,275 |
| 2017 | 84 | #2,236 |
| 2016 | 86 | #2,221 |
| 2015 | 54 | #3,092 |
| 2014 | 80 | #2,304 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2,803 |
| 2012 | 81 | #2,315 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,795 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 38 | #4,012 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,994 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,787 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,977 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,783 |
| 2004 | 71 | #2,393 |
| 2003 | 94 | #1,924 |
| 2002 | 84 | #2,043 |
| 2001 | 107 | #1,684 |
| 2000 | 107 | #1,646 |
| 1999 | 111 | #1,530 |
| 1998 | 109 | #1,531 |
| 1997 | 131 | #1,317 |
| 1996 | 183 | #1,018 |
| 1995 | 149 | #1,160 |
| 1994 | 145 | #1,206 |
| 1993 | 154 | #1,146 |
| 1992 | 149 | #1,172 |
| 1991 | 120 | #1,354 |
| 1990 | 126 | #1,288 |
| 1989 | 80 | #1,697 |
| 1988 | 80 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 101 | #1,348 |
| 1986 | 73 | #1,619 |
| 1985 | 65 | #1,739 |
| 1984 | 75 | #1,511 |
| 1983 | 76 | #1,496 |
| 1982 | 73 | #1,599 |
| 1981 | 100 | #1,277 |
| 1980 | 90 | #1,380 |
| 1979 | 94 | #1,323 |
| 1978 | 117 | #1,115 |
| 1977 | 95 | #1,257 |
| 1976 | 92 | #1,225 |
| 1975 | 115 | #1,038 |
| 1974 | 106 | #1,094 |
| 1973 | 58 | #1,589 |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,541 |
| 1971 | 43 | #1,966 |
| 1970 | 39 | #2,081 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
Names like Malika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha Khadija Amira Safa Aaliyah Halima Maha Madiha Amina Hiba Maya Hafsa
Other spellings of Malika
Names related to Malika
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