Is Malika a boy or girl name?
Malika is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 59 girls and 0 boys were named Malika, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.3% of the 4,937 US babies named Malika were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,834
- Babies named Malika since 1966
- 4,937
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 183 babies
Boys and girls named Malika, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 819 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 813 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 20 | 1,377 | 98.6% |
| 2000s | 11 | 740 | 98.5% |
| 2010s | 0 | 728 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 394 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,834 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,166 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,287 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,337 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,122 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,319 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,240 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,113 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,318 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,829 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,329 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,825 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,188 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,070 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 58 | #3,011 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,811 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,006 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,811 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,416 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,941 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,057 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,065 | 107 | #1,693 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,506 | 107 | #1,656 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,534 |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,285 | 109 | #1,539 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,807 | 131 | #1,323 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,026 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,756 | 149 | #1,166 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,212 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,154 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,180 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,365 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,294 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,710 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,628 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,355 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,633 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,749 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,524 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,502 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,604 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,281 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,877 | 90 | #1,385 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,327 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,115 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,260 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,230 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,042 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,099 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,600 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,553 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,989 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,103 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,159 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,422 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,261 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Malika reached #6,877 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #1,026 in 1996. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malika
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.