Girl name Swahili origin Muslim tradition

Malika

mah-LEE-kah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Queen.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
Themes
royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2834
2024 births59
Peak year1996
First appeared1966
Total US births4,901
1996 peak19661981199520102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Mali
Alternate spellings
Maleeka
In other languages
Malika

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