The baby name Malika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced muh-LEE-kah (IPA: /məˈliːkə/).
Malika is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Malika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced muh-LEE-kah (IPA: /məˈliːkə/).
Malika is Arabic in Origin.
Malika is a feminine given name from Arabic (Malika, ملكة), the direct counterpart of Malik “king,” from the Semitic root M‑L‑K “to rule.” It means “queen,” and functions both as a regal title and a personal name across the Arabic‑speaking world. Close cognates include Hebrew Malka and Yiddish Malke; related forms appear as Turkish Melike and Swahili Malkia, all reflecting the same royal sense.
Carried throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and Muslim communities in South and Central Asia, Malika has been borne by princesses, writers, and artists, and spread further via the Francophone and Anglophone diasporas. Common variants and spellings include Malikah, Maleeka, Maleka, and Malyka; short forms include Mali, Mika, and Lika. In India the name sometimes overlaps with Mallika (Sanskrit, “jasmine”), a separate etymology and spelling, though the two are occasionally interchanged in modern usage.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2024 | #1 | — | 911 |
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| BF | Girls | 0 | #17 | 1 | 315 |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #17 | 12 | 488 |
| DJ | 0 | #17 | 1 | 322 | |
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #22 | 13 | 574 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #23 | 95 | 2,402 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #33 | 3 | 2,021 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #38 | 1,224 | 5,862 |
| AF | 0 | #43 | 34 | 1,883 | |
| KZ | 0 | #43 | 50 | 1,452 | |
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| LU | 0 | #62 | 5 | 2,830 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MA | 0 | #81 | 26,336 | 20,986 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #103 | 14 | 6,215 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #107 | 2 | 1,564 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| Norway | Girls | 2023 | #114 | 4 | 467 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #129 | 7 | 1,786 |
| IQ | 0 | #130 | 4 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #140 | 3 | 1,888 |
| DZ | 0 | #141 | 5,957 | 20,130 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #148 | 6 | 3,773 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #164 | 16 | 1,568 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #167 | 19 | 4,850 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #167 | 656 | 11,913 |
| AE | 0 | #168 | 10 | 10,220 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #174 | 4 | 2,769 |
| RU | 0 | #180 | 10 | 3,641 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| Belgium | Girls | 2011 | #191 | 21 | 408 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #199 | 370 | 19,177 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #202 | 5 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| TN | 0 | #221 | 1,971 | 13,765 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #244 | 16 | 7,507 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #246 | 4 | 6,293 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #247 | 5 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #250 | 67 | 15,378 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #255 | 16 | 3,535 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #258 | 28 | 2,795 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #268 | 129 | 15,987 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #279 | 11 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #280 | 16 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #281 | 36 | 7,429 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #284 | 6 | 8,139 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #290 | 276 | 20,968 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #299 | 110 | 3,185 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #306 | 20 | 7,570 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #317 | 35 | 8,539 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #319 | 1,311 | 14,742 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #324 | 22 | 7,678 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 10 | 5,378 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #342 | 13 | 5,096 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #347 | 165 | 11,303 |
| YE | 0 | #352 | 30 | 8,639 | |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| NL | 0 | #376 | 16 | 2,481 | |
| EG | 0 | #377 | 24 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #380 | 12 | 1,368 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #398 | 9 | 8,413 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #400 | 21 | 1,885 |
| Germany | 0 | #424 | 14 | 2,542 | |
| ZA | 0 | #427 | 21 | 14,421 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| Spain | 0 | #431 | 22 | 2,326 | |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #447 | 552 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #448 | 758 | 5,561 |
| LY | 0 | #462 | 74 | 12,703 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #492 | 49 | 11,671 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #496 | 10 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #502 | 52 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #502 | 22 | 10,981 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #505 | 545 | 5,933 |
| LB | 0 | #530 | 129 | 13,263 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #539 | 7 | 8,334 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #548 | 39 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #560 | 72 | 13,121 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #569 | 5 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #594 | 24 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #605 | 11 | 16,104 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #620 | 1,283 | 9,415 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #625 | 43 | 13,071 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #689 | 50 | 3,895 |
| IT | 0 | #693 | 22 | 4,183 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #695 | 13 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #696 | 144 | 4,949 |
| SY | 0 | #699 | 30 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #722 | 48 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #768 | 19 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2001 | #802 | 6 | 6,882 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #814 | 73 | 15,035 |
| TR | 0 | #850 | 399 | 19,440 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #858 | 59 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #869 | 13 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #916 | 15 | 5,610 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #918 | 77 | 24,821 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #938 | 14 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 140 | 25,928 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 8 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,069 | 24 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,167 | 12 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,433 | 39 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,535 | 80 | 28,008 |
Malika is popular in 87 countries — most recent births per country:
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