Malek
Malek was the 1472nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1278th with 151 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 539 places. More babies were named Malek in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,472 boys, down 79 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 121boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,092babies recorded
Malek popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2011.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,472 | 121 |
| 2020 | #1,393 | 125 |
| 2010 | #1,875 | 77 |
| 2000 | #1,599 | 74 |
| 1990 | #2,836 | 23 |
| 1980 | #5,963 | 6 |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Malek, counting every spelling?
Malek is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,203 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,472 for Malek on its own. Together these spellings went to 155 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malek | 121 | #1,472 | 636 |
| Maleek | 34 | #3,420 | 243 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Malek?
121 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malek (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Malek born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malek.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malek?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Malek are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 24. That makes Malek mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Malek by state
How common Malek was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (3.2×), New York (1.8×), New Jersey (1.8×), California (1.7×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Malek: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malek, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Malek
How popular is the name Malek?
Malek was the 1472nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1278th with 151 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 539 places. More babies were named Malek in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Malek a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Malek in the US.
Where is Malek most popular?
In 2021–2025, Malek was most common in Michigan (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New Jersey.