Malika is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1996 and has grown less common since.
Malika is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,711 for girl births in the United States (and #4,773 across all names), given to 64 babies. Malika was first reported in SSA data in 1966 and peaked in 1996 (183 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | #2,711 | — |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | #2,844 | — |
| 2023 | 88 | 88 | #2,167 | — |
| 2022 | 82 | 82 | #2,290 | — |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | #2,337 | — |
| 2020 | 88 | 88 | #2,091 | — |
| 2019 | 89 | 89 | #2,124 | — |
| 2018 | 80 | 80 | #2,290 | — |
| 2017 | 84 | 84 | #2,250 | — |
| 2016 | 86 | 86 | #2,240 | — |
| 2015 | 54 | 54 | #3,113 | — |
| 2014 | 80 | 80 | #2,318 | — |
| 2013 | 61 | 61 | #2,829 | — |
| 2012 | 81 | 81 | #2,330 | — |
| 2011 | 62 | 62 | #2,825 | — |
| 2010 | 52 | 52 | #3,188 | — |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | #4,070 | — |
| 2008 | 58 | 58 | #3,011 | — |
| 2007 | 65 | 65 | #2,811 | — |
| 2006 | 57 | 57 | #3,006 | — |
| 2005 | 59 | 59 | #2,811 | — |
| 2004 | 71 | 71 | #2,416 | — |
| 2003 | 94 | 94 | #1,941 | — |
| 2002 | 84 | 84 | #2,057 | — |
| 2001 | 113 | 113 | #1,694 | #10,065 |
| 2000 | 112 | 112 | #1,656 | #11,507 |
| 1999 | 111 | 111 | #1,534 | — |
| 1998 | 117 | 117 | #1,539 | #7,285 |
| 1997 | 138 | — | #1,323 | #7,806 |
| 1996 | 183 | — | #1,026 | — |
| 1995 | 154 | — | #1,166 | #9,756 |
| 1994 | 145 | — | #1,213 | — |
| 1993 | 154 | — | #1,154 | — |
| 1992 | 149 | — | #1,180 | — |
| 1991 | 120 | — | #1,365 | — |
| 1990 | 126 | — | #1,295 | — |
| 1989 | 80 | — | #1,710 | — |
| 1988 | 80 | — | #1,628 | — |
| 1987 | 101 | — | #1,355 | — |
| 1986 | 73 | — | #1,633 | — |
| 1985 | 65 | — | #1,750 | — |
| 1984 | 75 | — | #1,524 | — |
| 1983 | 76 | — | #1,502 | — |
| 1982 | 73 | — | #1,604 | — |
| 1981 | 100 | — | #1,281 | — |
| 1980 | 95 | — | #1,385 | #6,877 |
| 1979 | 94 | — | #1,327 | — |
| 1978 | 117 | — | #1,115 | — |
| 1977 | 95 | — | #1,260 | — |
| 1976 | 92 | — | #1,230 | — |
| 1975 | 115 | — | #1,042 | — |
| 1974 | 106 | — | #1,099 | — |
| 1973 | 58 | — | #1,600 | — |
| 1972 | 60 | — | #1,553 | — |
| 1971 | 43 | — | #1,989 | — |
| 1970 | 39 | — | #2,103 | — |
| 1969 | 19 | — | #3,161 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,423 | — |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,262 | — |