Malika
How to say it: muh-LEE-kuh · /məˈlikə/
From Arabic 'malika' meaning 'queen' - widely used across Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
Malika was the 1,984th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 64 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are up about 17% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,234 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,984 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 64 |
| Share of births | 1 in 51,802 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | +17% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,234 |
| In France, 2025 | #479 among girls’ names, 85 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Malika peaked in the 1990s.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Malika is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hindi.
In France: #479 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Malika
- Malika Oufkir (born 1953)Moroccan Amazigh (Berber) writer and former "disappeared"
- Malika Ayane (born 1984)Italian singer-songwriter and actress
- Malika Mokeddem (born 1949)Algerian writer
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