How Many People Are Named Malika?
An estimated 4,743 people in the United States have the first name Malika. It is predominantly female (99.3%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Malika peaked in popularity in 1996 with 183 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malika 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 Malika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,743
About 1 in 72,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.3% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1996
183 births
Total Registered
4,937
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malika
Malika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,937 total births registered, 99.3% were female.
Malika as a male name
Ranked #10,065 in 2001
6 male births in 2001
Peak: 1998 (8 births)
Malika as a female name
Ranked #2,834 in 2024
59 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (183 births)
Malika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malika span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,397 babies were registered. Malika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Malika by Decade
How has Malika 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.
Malika by State
Birth registrations for Malika span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana. On average, about 111 Malikas were registered per state.
Malika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malika
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Malika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malika?
We estimate approximately 4,743 people named Malika 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 72,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Malika a common name?
Malika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,937 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malika most popular?
Malika reached peak popularity in 1996, when 183 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malika is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malika a female name?
Malika is predominantly female. 99.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malika Smith, Malika Johnson, Malika 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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