Given name
Malyka
“destined to be queen”
Malyka is a variant of Malika. One Arabic interpretation is “destined to be queen.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malyka is a variant of Malika. One Arabic interpretation is “destined to be queen.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malyka 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 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malyka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 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 2005. 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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