Is Malique a boy or girl name?

Malique is a boy’s name. Of the 1,963 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Malique

Recorded 1989–2025 · United States

Malique was most popular in 1998, when 133 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,308 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,963 people named Malique.

Malique over time

Births per year. The dot marks Malique’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Malique a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Malique is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 1,963 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% 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 Malique

Where Malique is most concentrated

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

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