Feminine dossier · first seen 1968

Malaika

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Malaika
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2006

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1968Peak 20062024

Peak year

2006

Decline from peak

2024

All-time

2,584

Malaika has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2006, when 86 girls were named Malaika.

In 2024, only 86 girls were given the name.

All told, about 2,584 Americans have been named Malaika and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1968.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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