Fun Facts About the Name Melika
- 406 babies named Melika: U.S. records list 406 babies given the name Melika from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Melika Mean?
Melika is a feminine given name most commonly understood to mean queen. It is a form of the Arabic malika (ملكة), the feminine of malik, "king." Both words rest on the Semitic root m-l-k, which conveys ruling or holding authority. The same root gives the Hebrew malka, "queen," the feminine of melekh, "king." The name is used in Arabic-speaking countries, in Iran (written ملیکا), in Turkey (usually as Melike), and among Muslim communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, and the wider Balkans.
A second explanation ties the name to the Arabic malak (ملك), "angel," and this reading appears in some Persian explanations of the name. It is a later association rather than the original derivation: malak and malik are separate words that happen to look alike once written in Latin letters.
Melika Name History & Origins
The name goes back to the Arabic noun malika, "queen," which was used both as an ordinary word and for a woman of royal rank. In Turkish the form Melike carries the same meaning and is used as a given name. As Ottoman rule spread through southeastern Europe, forms of the name entered the local languages, and Melika became established in Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighboring areas, particularly among Bosniak families. Persian speakers use ملیکا as a female given name, and the name traveled with Arabic, Turkish, and Persian speakers into other regions.
The resemblance to the Slavic name Milica (Serbian Милица), common in Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia, is coincidental. Milica comes from the Slavic element mil, "dear" or "gracious," and the two names have no shared origin, even though both may be heard in the same regions.
How Popular is the Name Melika?
Melika has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1989. Its best rank was #4,828 in 1977.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,346 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #12,970 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #13,003 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #13,045 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #11,775 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #14,972 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #11,147 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #11,305 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #15,584 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #9,950 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #14,515 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #18,916 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #14,707 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #12,267 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #10,589 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #14,600 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #9,906 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #10,441 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #8,878 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #11,819 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #12,983 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #10,445 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #8,044 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #9,045 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #10,453 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #6,262 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #9,261 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #12,836 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,478 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #7,347 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #11,052 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #7,671 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #5,735 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #8,148 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #10,740 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #9,190 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #11,524 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #9,782 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #8,690 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #7,862 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #5,827 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #4,828 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #5,086 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #8,330 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #7,143 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #6,341 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #7,973 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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