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Malika

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What official birth registration shows about Malika: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #565 to #1491.200020052010201520202025#565#1491
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1168
1997#1365
1998#995
1999#1018
2000#833
2001#871
2002#890
2003#637
2004#565
2005#680
2006#639
2007#578
2008#859
2009#638
2010#655
2011#989
2012#1037
2013#813
2014#1040
2015#1057
2016#1013
2017#1002
2018#1013
2019#1039
2020#1065
2021#840
2022#982
2023#921
2024#1491
2025#1197

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 26 of the 66 years from 1958 to 2023.

In 2024: #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1491 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1958–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #429 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1958–2023

    Highest recorded position: #370 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1958–2023).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1197 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #370 in Norway in 1961.

Malika's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#119727HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#149121HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#92138HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#98235HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#84042HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#106531HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#103933HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#101335HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#100236HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#101335HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#105733HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#104034HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#81347HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#103734HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#98935HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#65557HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#63858HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#85938HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#57862HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#63950HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#68045HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#56555HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#63745HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#89026HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#87126HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#83327HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#101820HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#99521HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#136513HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#116816HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#5214HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4535HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#4526HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#5305HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5285HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5305HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#5834HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5395HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#5685HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#5286HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5336HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#6115HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6684HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#6774HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#4697HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#5156HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#5256HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#5305HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#6084HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#4187HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#5175HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#5075HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#4815HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#4705HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#3707HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#4295HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#8983HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Malika is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Malika, between 1958 and 2025, in 45 of those 68 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: highest position in 1961England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2004Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202019582025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1958–202326#370 in 1961
England and Wales1996–202530#565 in 2004
Republic of Ireland2012–20246#834 in 2020

Its high point came 59 years earlier in Norway (1961) than in Republic of Ireland (2020).

No registrar recorded it for 11 years after 1977; it appears again in 1989.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Malika

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1958–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #370 in Norway in 1961. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.