Is Maliq a boy or girl name?

Maliq is a boy’s name. Of the 785 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Maliq

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Maliq was most popular in 2002, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,188 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 785 people named Maliq.

Maliq over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maliq’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maliq a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maliq is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 785 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.

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