Malaika Girl
How popular is Malaika?
#2,326 girl name in 2025
78 baby girls were named Malaika in the US in 2025, making it the 2326th most popular girl name.
2,616living people named Malaika (est.)
21median age of people named Malaika
2,662babies named Malaika since 1880
1 in 42,504US babies born in 2025
Malaika popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,326 for girls (▼ 123 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 78 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,773 in 2015, #2,682 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (86 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,380 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1968 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Malaika is most popular
Babies named Malaika per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Oregon: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 girls)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 girls)
Malaika by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 | #5,146 |
| 1970s | 423 | #1,380 |
| 1980s | 174 | #3,134 |
| 1990s | 331 | #2,851 |
| 2000s | 681 | #2,115 |
| 2010s | 598 | #2,546 |
| 2020s | 440 | #2,203 |
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Questions
- Is Malaika a boy or girl name?
- Malaika is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Malaika were girls.
- How popular is the name Malaika?
- 78 baby girls were named Malaika in the US in 2025, making it the 2326th most popular girl name.
- When was Malaika most popular?
- Malaika peaked in 2006, when 86 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,380 in 1972.
- How many people are named Malaika?
- 2,662 babies have been named Malaika in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,616 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Malaika most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Malaika was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.