Is Malaika a boy or girl name?
Malaika is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 86 girls and 0 boys were named Malaika, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,584 US babies named Malaika were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,201
- Babies named Malaika since 1968
- 2,584
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 86 babies
Boys and girls named Malaika, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 423 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 174 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 331 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 681 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 598 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 362 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,201 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,479 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,620 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,405 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,699 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,117 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,636 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,562 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,953 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,796 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,963 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,108 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,346 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,824 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,875 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,299 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,670 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,241 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,397 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,128 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,335 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,438 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,556 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,623 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,879 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,093 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,864 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,937 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,332 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,019 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,199 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,924 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,774 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,721 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,975 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,598 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,654 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,751 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,880 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,595 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,966 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,097 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,179 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,967 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,774 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,497 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,908 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,308 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,986 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,581 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,390 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,654 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,184 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,347 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,450 |
Highest rank
Malaika has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,390 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malaika
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.