Malik

Given to 49,866 US babies since 1949

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#437
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
724
boys 724
Peak year
1996
4,026 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
49,866
since 1949

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Malik was most popular in 1996, when 4,026 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 724 babies were named Malik, ranking #437 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.6251.251.8752.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1996 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Malik was most popular in 1996, when 4,026 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 724 babies were named Malik, ranking #437 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.6251.251.8752.51880192019602000Peak 1996

Malik was most popular in 1996, when 4,026 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 724 babies were named Malik, ranking #437 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 724 437
2024 <5 — 740 428
2023 <5 — 835 383
2022 <5 — 808 394
2021 <5 — 810 392
2020 <5 — 838 373
2019 <5 — 886 363
2018 <5 — 874 373
2017 <5 — 869 378
2016 <5 — 844 382
2015 <5 — 862 375
2014 6 14558 842 372
2013 <5 — 940 341
2012 5 16869 913 340
2011 7 13347 988 322
2010 9 11246 1,192 283
2009 <5 — 1,359 255
2008 <5 — 1,218 280
2007 10 10818 1,255 273
2006 <5 — 1,191 289
2005 7 13010 1,253 265
2004 5 16099 1,377 243
2003 6 13844 1,506 229
2002 <5 — 1,659 211
2001 7 12056 1,864 197
2000 14 7158 2,084 176
1999 13 7239 2,246 165
1998 16 6073 2,694 138
1997 17 5626 3,381 111
1996 24 4306 4,026 97
1995 30 3585 2,707 131
1994 8 9586 853 308
1993 7 10588 766 331
1992 9 8734 582 394
1991 <5 — 368 521
1990 6 11409 328 557
1989 <5 — 223 671
1988 5 11798 158 755
1987 <5 — 154 735
1986 <5 — 127 806
1985 5 10677 124 798
1984 <5 — 114 818
1983 <5 — 115 813
1982 <5 — 113 834
1981 5 10411 131 760
1980 6 9095 168 665
1979 <5 — 147 708
1978 <5 — 167 649
1977 7 7567 144 709
1976 9 6048 139 706
1975 <5 — 123 750
1974 <5 — 110 769
1973 5 8423 126 718
1972 <5 — 134 692
1971 6 7388 132 719
1970 5 7995 126 732
1969 <5 — 51 1086
1968 <5 — 36 1258
1967 <5 — 21 1711
1966 <5 — 17 1891
1965 <5 — 8 2982
1964 <5 — 6 3601
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1953 <5 — <5 —
1952 <5 — 6 3373
1951 <5 — <5 —
1950 <5 — <5 —
1949 <5 — 5 3690

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Other spellings

Malak · 4,183 Malek · 3,092 Maleek · 2,086 Maliek · 1,064 Malick · 626 Maalik · 554 Maleik · 405 Malyk · 404

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Malik is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years