Malikye comes from the Arabic / Islamic tradition, meaning "King" or "royal leader.".
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How popular is Malikye?
2011peak year
Today, Malikye is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #6611), with only about 15 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2011, 37 babies were given the name (ranked #3087 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Malikye has been declining in recent years. In all, around 388 babies have been registered as Malikye since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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