Unisex name · since 1968
Malikah
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 949 babies named Malikah, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,494 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 949
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Malikah currently ranks #13494 among unisex names in America, with 949 babies recorded since 1968.
Malikah has 949 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13494 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #7,792 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,494 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 949 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malikah ranks #7,792 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,494 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 949 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,494 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 949
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Malikah's 949 recorded births place it above 89.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Malikah compares
949 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Malikah's all-time total is 152% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malikah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 949 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malikah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malikah splits its recorded history at 1996: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malikah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Malikah popularity over time - boys
84 total births recorded since 2003 (Malikah as boys' name)
Malikah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (267 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Malikah's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Malikah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
195 births
- 1980s
1980s
235 births
- 1990s
1990s
267 births
- 2000s 102
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 267 births (28% of all-time use).
How Malikah 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 Malikah's total volume
Malikah by state
Where Malikah concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 73 | 7.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 50 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
73 of 949 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Malikah's data
- Malikah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (267 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Malikahs (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Malikah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
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 Malikah 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.