Malika
Meaning
"queen"
Origin: Arabic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #2,820
- Total SSA Count
- 59
- Syllables
- 3
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Mali, Mala
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"queen"
Origin: Arabic
"thunder, of Thor"
Origin: Old Norse
Malika is more popular, ranked #2820 vs #18224 for Thoran.
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Malika is more popular, ranked #2820 compared to Thoran at #18224 in the United States.
Malika means "queen" (Arabic origin). Thoran means "thunder, of Thor" (Old Norse origin).
Malika is primarily a girl name. Thoran is primarily a boy name.