MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Malika mean?
Arabic malika denotes a queen and is the source of the familiar personal name. Sanskrit mālikā independently means a garland or a row, providing another name source with a longer first vowel.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
ملكة
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मलिका
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Malika in Indian usage
2,759 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 1,490 records (54%).
- Recorded as male: 1,269 records (46%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 213 |
| 1960s | 357 |
| 1970s | 631 |
| 1980s | 810 |
| 1990s | 619 |
| Other decades | 129 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 1,072 |
| Karnataka | 573 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 457 |
| Delhi | 349 |
| Other states | 308 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Malika / F | 27 | 1,197 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Malika; Table_6, C1223 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Malika; Table_6, C1223
- Wiktionary: ملكة ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Monier-Williams, mālikā, p. 813,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.