Malikah is a rare variant of Malka that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.
Malikah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #14,295 for girl births in the United States (and #23,736 across all names), given to 6 babies. Malikah first appears in 1968 and peaked in 1979 (45 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #14,295 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,764 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #11,811 | — |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #10,909 | — |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #7,881 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #14,479 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #17,235 | — |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | #11,278 | #9,392 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #15,528 | — |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #10,605 | — |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #11,586 | — |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | #9,398 | #13,343 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #10,168 | #13,488 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #8,971 | #7,316 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | #9,589 | #8,544 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,752 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | #11,302 | #6,635 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #16,800 | #10,482 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | #9,680 | #7,249 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #10,644 | #12,629 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #9,654 | — |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #11,987 | #12,059 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | #6,575 | — |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #8,025 | — |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | #7,029 | — |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #7,084 | — |
| 1998 | 19 | 19 | #5,499 | — |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #3,865 | — |
| 1996 | 24 | — | #4,403 | — |
| 1995 | 33 | — | #3,397 | — |
| 1994 | 25 | — | #4,197 | — |
| 1993 | 40 | — | #2,973 | — |
| 1992 | 32 | — | #3,464 | — |
| 1991 | 34 | — | #3,262 | — |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #5,439 | — |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,792 | — |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #4,412 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,181 | — |
| 1986 | 20 | — | #4,131 | — |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #4,570 | — |
| 1984 | 34 | — | #2,707 | — |
| 1983 | 28 | — | #3,031 | — |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #4,845 | — |
| 1981 | 41 | — | #2,395 | — |
| 1980 | 36 | — | #2,630 | — |
| 1979 | 45 | — | #2,205 | — |
| 1978 | 38 | — | #2,373 | — |
| 1977 | 43 | — | #2,178 | — |
| 1976 | 36 | — | #2,322 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,966 | — |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,295 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,833 | — |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,936 | — |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #5,273 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,349 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,706 | — |