Girls' name · since 1968
Malaika
2,662 babies named Malaika in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,339 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,662
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malaika is the #2339 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,662 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Malaika recorded 2,662 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #2339 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #3,878 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,339 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,662 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malaika ranks #3,878 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,339 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,662 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,339 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,662
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malaika's 2,662 recorded births place it above 94.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Malaika compares
2,662 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Malaika's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malaika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,662 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malaika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malaika's full recorded timeline at 1997, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 86 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malaika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Malaika by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (681 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Malaika's strongest decade.
681 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Malaika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
423 births
- 1980s 174
1980s
174 births
- 1990s
1990s
331 births
- 2000s
2000s
681 births
- 2010s
2010s
598 births
- 2020s
2020s
440 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 681 births (26% of all-time use).
How Malaika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Malaika's total volume
Malaika by state
Where Malaika concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 270 | 10.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 246 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 122 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 58 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 46 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 27 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 22 | 0.8% |
270 of 2,662 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Malaika appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Malaika's data
- Malaika's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (681 total births) through the 2020s (440) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Malaikas (270 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Malaika
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malaika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Malaika draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.