The baby name Alika is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-LEE-kah,uh-LEE-kah,/əˈliːkə/.
The baby name Alika is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-LEE-kah,uh-LEE-kah,/əˈliːkə/.
Alika is Hawaiian, Hebrew, Slavic in Origin.
Alika is most widely recognized as the Hawaiian adaptation of Alex/Alec from Alexander, giving it the Greek-rooted meaning “defender (or helper) of mankind” (alexein “to defend” + anēr “man”). Hawaiian spellings sometimes include the glottal stop as ʻAlika. Beyond the islands, Alika functions as a feminine nickname in Slavic and Baltic usage, formed from Alisa, Alina, or Aleksandra; in those cases it inherits the parent name’s meaning rather than adding a new one.
The name appears in 19th–20th‑century Hawaiian records and spread more broadly in the late 20th century with global, often unisex, appeal. Related forms and variants include Aleka, Alik (masculine short form), Lika (short form), Alex, Alec, and Alexandra/Aleksandra as formal counterparts; Italian Alessandra and Russian Aleksandr are cognates of the same root. In East Africa, alika is a Swahili verb “to invite,” which occasionally influences independent modern use.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2011 | #1 | — | 1,008 |
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| GE | 0 | #43 | 2 | 997 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #49 | 69 | 2,055 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #111 | 4 | 5,459 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #138 | 5 | 1,888 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| RU | 0 | #191 | 4 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #259 | 5 | 7,056 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #265 | 12 | 8,139 |
| NG | 0 | #270 | 3 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2021 | #286 | 5 | 2,910 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #288 | 33 | 5,862 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #348 | 4 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #401 | 6 | 8,413 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #402 | 97 | 11,913 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #403 | 3 | 3,185 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #490 | 16 | 12,621 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #542 | 12 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #553 | 9 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #571 | 16 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #601 | 15 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #608 | 10 | 11,648 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #618 | 8 | 10,983 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #622 | 10 | 13,121 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #756 | 31 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #841 | 11 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #887 | 49 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #893 | 6 | 7,053 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #897 | 55 | 16,906 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #930 | 14 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #955 | 40 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #987 | 6 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,100 | 12 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,117 | 12 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,140 | 72 | 19,440 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,153 | 31 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,164 | 13 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,424 | 23 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,598 | 17 | 28,008 |
Alika is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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