Given name
Malayka
“a heavenly messenger; an angel”
Malayka is a variant of Malak. One Arabic interpretation is “a heavenly messenger; an angel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malayka is a variant of Malak. One Arabic interpretation is “a heavenly messenger; an angel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malayka is a variant of Malak. An origin associated with Malak is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malayka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 0 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malayka’s family of names
Malayka has a related form in Malak.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.