Malikah Girl
How popular is Malikah?
#13,204 girl name in 2025
6 baby girls were named Malikah in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
1,009living people named Malikah (est.)
34median age of people named Malikah
1,033babies named Malikah since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Malikah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #13,204 for girls (▼ 2087 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,143 in 2015, #13,448 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1979 (45 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,162 in 1977 |
| First recorded | 1968 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 10% boys, 90% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Malikah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Malika family of names ranked #1,954 for girls in 2025 (#2,023 the year before), with 70 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Malika | 64 | 91% |
| Malikah | 6 | 9% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Malikah by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 | #5,972 |
| 1970s | 195 | #2,162 |
| 1980s | 235 | #2,375 |
| 1990s | 267 | #2,933 |
| 2000s | 102 | #6,386 |
| 2010s | 87 | #8,611 |
| 2020s | 51 | #7,625 |
Girl names about as popular as Malikah
Questions
- Is Malikah a boy or girl name?
- Malikah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Malikah were girls.
- How popular is the name Malikah?
- 6 baby girls were named Malikah in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
- When was Malikah most popular?
- Malikah peaked in 1979, when 45 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,162 in 1977.
- How many people are named Malikah?
- 1,033 babies have been named Malikah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,009 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
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.