Malika: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Malika – Meaning: queen (feminine form of Malik, 'king') – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: mah-LEE-kah


Malika is an Arabic girl's name meaning “queen (feminine form of Malik, 'king')”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Malika

Meaning: Queen (feminine form of Malik, 'king').

Origin: Arabic.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Malika

Phonetic: mah-LEE-kah   IPA: /mæˈliːkə/

Popularity of Malika

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1966–2024.

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