Girls' name · since 1966
Malika
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 4,967 babies named Malika, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,967
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,967 babies have been named Malika since 1966, making it today's #2702 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malika has been recorded 4,967 times among girls since 1966, currently ranked #2702 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #2,589 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,702 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,967 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malika ranks #2,589 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,702 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,967 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,702 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,967
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Malika's 4,967 recorded births place it above 96.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Malika compares
4,967 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Malika's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,967 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 183 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malika's full recorded timeline at 1996, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 183 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malika popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 183
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Malika popularity over time - boys
36 total births recorded since 1980 (Malika as boys' name)
Malika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,377 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Malika's strongest decade.
1,377 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Malika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
819 births
- 1980s
1980s
813 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,377 births
- 2000s
2000s
740 births
- 2010s
2010s
729 births
- 2020s 459
2020s
459 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,377 births (28% of all-time use).
How Malika 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 Malika's total volume
Malika by state
Where Malika concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 789 | 15.9% |
| #2 | California | | 439 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 368 | 7.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 237 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 198 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 135 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 97 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 96 | 1.9% |
789 of 4,967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Malika appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Malika's data
- Malika's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (1,377 total births) through the 2020s (459) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Malikas (789 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Malika 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.