Malaika first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1968. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2006, 86 babies received the name (ranked #2241). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2647), with roughly 67 babies named Malaika each year. Malaika's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 2,584 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.