Malika

Meaning and origin of Malika

Popularity of Malika in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1974.
• Over recent years, Malika has been stable (+3.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Malika every 24 schools, all spellings combined.

Malika in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  956^th girls’ name32 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,828

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  864^th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,940

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,153^rd girls’ name86 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,928−1.1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  211 babies in 3 years1 girl in 22,901−3.2% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Malyka10
• Malikha5
• Malicka5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Malika

• Mariame
• Rania
• Zeynep
• Ayana
• Anissa
• Zeyneb
• Dalia
• Zaïna
• Zeynab
• Madina
• Amani
• Halima

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin