Given name
Malikah
“destined to be queen”
Malikah is a variant of Malika. One Arabic interpretation is “destined to be queen.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malikah is a variant of Malika. One Arabic interpretation is “destined to be queen.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malikah 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 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malikah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,033
- 84 boys · 949 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,295 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,295 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 870 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.
Malikah’s family of names
Malikah has a related form in Malika. In Punjabi usage, Malikah is a Roman-alphabet rendering of ملکہ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Malikah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“one who is victorious”
>99% girls
Quinta
“the fifth girl” · “queen's lawn”
17% boys · 83% girls
Tanya
“queen of the fairies”
>99% girls
Candice
“a queen” · “one who is white and glowing”
>99% girls
Candiss
“a queen” · “one who is white and glowing”
>99% girls