Given name
Maleika
“destined to be queen”
Maleika is a variant of Malika. One Arabic interpretation is “destined to be queen.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maleika is a variant of Malika. One Arabic interpretation is “destined to be queen.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maleika is a variant of Malika. An origin associated with Malika is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maleika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 0 boys · 29 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 7 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 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 102 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maleika’s family of names
Maleika has a related form in Malika.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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