Malikah vs Malinda

Side-by-side comparison of Malikah and Malinda — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Malikah

Girl name · Rank #11260

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Name B

Malinda

Girl name · Rank #2877

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Metric Malikah Malinda
Current Rank #11260 #2877
Total Births (all years) 943 21,394
Peak Year 1979 1969
Peak Year Births 45 460
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1968 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malikah Malinda
1880ss — 485
1890ss — 590
1900ss — 601
1910ss — 893
1920ss — 789
1930ss — 562
1940ss — 1,433
1950ss — 2,757
1960ss 12 3,544
1970ss 195 4,100
1980ss 235 2,458
1990ss 267 1,251
2000ss 102 939
2010ss 87 684
2020ss 45 308

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malikah Malinda
2014 9 84
2015 10 80
2016 6 66
2017 9 62
2018 5 71
2019 — 62
2020 6 60
2021 14 48
2022 9 67
2023 8 76
2024 8 57

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1968–2024.

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