Maliek
Maliek was the 8667th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1461st with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,482 places. More babies were named Maliek in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,667 boys, down 2,165 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199774 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,064babies recorded
Maliek popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,667 | 9 |
| 2020 | #6,502 | 13 |
| 2010 | #2,344 | 55 |
| 2000 | #3,124 | 28 |
| 1990 | #3,713 | 16 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maliek, counting every spelling?
Maliek has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Maliek?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maliek (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maliek 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 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maliek.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maliek?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Maliek are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 16 and 29. That makes Maliek 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.
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Questions about the name Maliek
How popular is the name Maliek?
Maliek was the 8667th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1461st with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,482 places. More babies were named Maliek in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Maliek a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maliek in the US.