Recorded 1973–1998 Unisex name Peak 1973 45 births

Malikia — unisex name

45 babies named Malikia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s111990s22
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Malikia was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

7 babies were named Malikia in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malikia

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Malikia between 1973 and 1998, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malikia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Malikia is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2005.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malikia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Malikia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malikia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 45 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Malikia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

45

Since 1973

26 years of records

Peak year

1973

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1973

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1998

Malikia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1973

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1973)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19981997199319911986198119781973 7

Malikia popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 2005 (Malikia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20202005 5

Malikia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
22 births that decade — 49% of Malikia's all-time total
1970s121980s111990s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malikia?
45 babies have been named Malikia since 1973. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1973 with 7 births.
When was Malikia most popular?
Malikia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Is Malikia a unisex name?
Yes, Malikia is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 45 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Malikia been used?
Malikia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 26 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Malikia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.