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Malaika

“Angel” — Swahili, from Arabic origin

Girl's name · #2326 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Malaika has appeared in US records since 1968 — best rank #1380 (1972) · 2,662 babies named Malaika all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,100 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 6,400 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 7,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Malaikas

• Malaika Arora — Indian actress
• Malaika Mihambo — German athletics competitor
• Malaika Firth — model
• Malaika Uwamahoro — Rwandan actress, poet, singer and activist
• Malaika Goel — Indian shooter

What Malaikas become

Among 29 notable people named Malaika:

Entertainers appear 2.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Malaika Arora, Indian actress.

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