Malikah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning queen, sovereign female.
Malikah by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Malikah. In the US, 16 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 45 babies in 1979, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malikah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Malikah
Names that are said the same way as Malikah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Malikah, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a queen
Like Malikah, each of these has a queen in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Malikah
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