The first name Malaika
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 35 girls were named Malaika, making it the 983rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2004, with 170 births (#256).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Malaika with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Malaika at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 78 girls born in the United States were named Malaika, the 2,344th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 86 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Malaika
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Malaika MihamboGerman athletics competitor, born 1994
Questions
- How popular is the name Malaika?
- In 2025, 35 girls born in England and Wales were named Malaika, ranking 983rd. Its peak was 2004, with 170 births.
- Is Malaika a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,662 US babies named Malaika since 1880 were girls.
- When was Malaika most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 86 babies were named Malaika, its highest rank at 2,241st.