Malikiah
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning king; a form of Malik with Hebrew suffix.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Malikiah by the numbers
Malikiah was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Malik
Like Malikiah, each of these traces back to Malik: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malikiah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Malikaimy messenger; a modern respelling of Malachi106 in the US (2017)
- Makiahwho is like God; a variant of Micaiah61 in the US (2017)
- Malikikingly or royal38 in the US (2017)
- Mikiahwho is like god; modern respelling of michael7 in the US (2017)
- Malakiasoftness; tenderness5 in the US (2017)
- Maikah6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Malikiah, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Malikiah
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