How Many People Are Named Malaika?
An estimated 2,501 people in the United States have the first name Malaika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Malaika peaked in popularity in 2006 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malaika as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Malaika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,501
About 1 in 137,047 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2006
86 births
Total Registered
2,584
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malaika
Malaika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,584 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Malaika as a female name
Ranked #2,201 in 2024
86 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (86 births)
Malaika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malaika span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 681 babies were registered. While Malaika is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Malaika by Decade
How has Malaika tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Malaika by State
Birth registrations for Malaika span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oregon, Minnesota. On average, about 50 Malaikas were registered per state.
Malaika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malaika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Malaika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malaika?
We estimate approximately 2,501 people named Malaika are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 137,047 Americans share this first name.
Is Malaika a common name?
Malaika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,584 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malaika most popular?
Malaika reached peak popularity in 2006, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malaika is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malaika a female name?
Malaika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malaika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malaika Smith, Malaika Johnson, Malaika Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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