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Malika

Girl

Origin of the name

Malika comes from the Arabic malika, “queen.”

Short-lived name

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Malika peaked in 1996, when 1 baby in 19,924 was given the name. The decline was steep: births are now 59% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 2691.
4,967births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 1018rank at its peak, in 1996

Where babies named Malika are born

1996

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The darker the blue, the more common Malika is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Malika is most common in New York (4.1 times), Pennsylvania (3.2) and New Jersey (3.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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