Malaika

Malaika

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Malaika first appears in the data in 1995 and has been recorded in 30 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 43 babies (rank #670 that year). In 2024 it was given to 21 girls (rank #1,219). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Malaika

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Malaika yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

680

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1995	5	#2,832
1996	12	#1,431
1997	8	#1,925
1998	10	#1,641
1999	12	#1,407
2000	9	#1,738
2001	14	#1,274
2002	19	#1,026
2003	26	#855
2004	22	#991
2005	18	#1,181
2006	32	#796
2007	21	#1,123
2008	30	#880
2009	43	#670
2010	39	#716
2011	23	#1,094
2012	33	#826
2013	23	#1,096
2014	28	#951
2015	26	#990
2016	25	#1,049
2017	18	#1,356
2018	21	#1,190
2019	29	#920
2020	30	#908
2021	25	#1,059
2022	26	#994
2023	32	#839
2024	21	#1,219

Year

Babies

Rank

1995

#2,832

1996

#1,431

1997

#1,925

1998

#1,641

1999

#1,407

2000

#1,738

2001

#1,274

2002

#1,026

2003

#855

2004

#991

2005

#1,181

2006

#796

2007

#1,123

2008

#880

2009

#670

2010

#716

2011

#1,094

2012

#826

2013

#1,096

2014

#951

2015

#990

2016

#1,049

2017

#1,356

2018

#1,190

2019

#920

2020

#908

2021

#1,059

2022

#994

2023

#839

2024

#1,219

Numerology of Malaika

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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