How Many People Are Named Malikah?

1,006

people named Malikah are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 339,746 people in the US has this name

Based on 1,033 babies named Malikah in Social Security records from 1968 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#10,569

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#5,938

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Peak Year

1979

45 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
91.7%
Male
8.3%

Of the babies given the name Malikah, 91.7% were girls and 8.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Malikah fell from 100% in the 1970s to 69.6% in the 2010s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Malikah alive today is about 32 years old, and 60% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 20 and 44 in 2025.

Under 30 406
40.4%
30 to 59 600
59.6%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Malikah first appears in the records in 1968 and was given most often in 1979, to 45 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1968 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Malikah has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,178, in 1977. In 2025 it ranked #14,290.

Girls
Rank in 2025#14,290
Best rank#2,178 (1977)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#4,018 in the 1990s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Malikah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Malikah were born in New Jersey than in any other state: about 71 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Malikah was given 13.5 times as often in New Jersey and 3.5 times in New York.

New Jersey 71
New York 48
Pennsylvania 41
Illinois 11
Ohio 11
California 5
Florida 5

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