Is Malaika a boy or girl name?

Malaika is a girl’s name. Of the 2,662 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Malaika

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Malaika was most popular in 2006, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,840 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,188, with 78 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,662 people named Malaika.

Malaika over time

Births per year. The dot marks Malaika’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Malaika a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Malaika is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,662 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Malaika

Where Malaika is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org