Malika
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Arabic, the female version of the title Malik ("King" in Arabic). Borrowed from Arabic مَلِكَة (malika, “queen”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Malika (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Malika has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 16 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 96 |
| 2000 | 104 |
| 2001 | 109 |
| 2002 | 112 |
| 2003 | 119 |
| 2004 | 130 |
| 2005 | 138 |
| 2006 | 148 |
| 2007 | 154 |
| 2008 | 168 |
| 2009 | 178 |
| 2010 | 186 |
| 2011 | 200 |
| 2012 | 220 |
| 2013 | 234 |
| 2014 | 246 |
| 2015 | 260 |
| 2016 | 280 |
| 2017 | 297 |
| 2018 | 319 |
| 2019 | 339 |
| 2020 | 364 |
Malika in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Malika.Hi! My name is Malika.
- Malika har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Malika has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Malika kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Malika is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Malikas mamma är lärare.Malika's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Malikas mamma is Malika's mum.
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Questions about Malika
How do you pronounce Malika in Swedish?
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What does the name Malika mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Arabic, the female version of the title Malik ("King" in Arabic). Borrowed from Arabic مَلِكَة (malika, “queen”).
How popular is Malika in Sweden?
16 babies were named Malika in 2022. In 2020, 364 people in Sweden had Malika as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.