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Malaika

As of 2025, Malaika ranks #2326 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 78 girls received the name that year. It has climbed from #2682 to #2326 over the past five years. SSA records for Malaika go back to 1968; the peak came in 1972 at #1380, with 72 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Massachusetts, where it ranks #564 among girl names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#2326
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1380
in 1972 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
78
girls named Malaika

Malaika popularity, 1880–2025

0.001%0.003%0.004%0.006%18801900192019401960198020002020#1380 in 1972
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1972

Where Malaika is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025MI—New York: #2075 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#2075Massachusetts: #564 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MA#564Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025IL—Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Malaika in 2025HI—Texas: #2386 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2386Florida: #2151 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#2151
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Massachusetts (#564), Indiana (#815), New York (#2075)

Uniqueness score

66/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Malaika in the most recent year of SSA data.

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