Is Malikah a boy or girl name?

Malikah is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,033 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 91.9% were girls and 8.1% were boys.

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Malikah

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Malikah was most popular in 1979, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,437 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,033 people named Malikah.

Malikah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Malikah’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Malikah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Malikah is mostly a girl’s name — 91.9% of the 1,033 Americans given it were girls and 8.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 90% girls and 10% 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 Malikah

Where Malikah 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