Is Maliek a boy or girl name?

Maliek is a boy’s name. Of the 1,064 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Maliek

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Maliek was most popular in 1997, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,325 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,064 people named Maliek.

Maliek over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maliek’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maliek a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maliek is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,064 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Maliek

Where Maliek is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 6.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org