Feminine dossier · first seen 1966

Malika

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1996

Peak rank proxy

183

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1966Peak 19962024

Peak year

1996

Decline from peak

67.8%

2024

All-time

4,901

Malika 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 1996, when 183 girls were named Malika.

In 2024, only 59 girls were given the name.

Down 67.8% from its peak.

All told, about 4,901 Americans have been named Malika and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1966.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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