How Many People Are Named Maleek?
An estimated 2,024 people in the United States have the first name Maleek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Maleek peaked in popularity in 1997 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maleek as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maleek paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,024
About 1 in 169,345 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
1997
90 births
Total Registered
2,052
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maleek
Maleek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,052 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Maleek as a male name
Ranked #3,185 in 2024
38 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (90 births)
Maleek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maleek span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 677 babies were registered. While Maleek is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maleek by Decade
How has Maleek tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maleek by State
Birth registrations for Maleek span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, New Jersey, South Carolina. On average, about 46 Maleeks were registered per state.
Maleek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maleek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maleek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maleek?
We estimate approximately 2,024 people named Maleek are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 169,345 Americans share this first name.
Is Maleek a common name?
Maleek is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,052 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maleek most popular?
Maleek reached peak popularity in 1997, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maleek is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maleek a male name?
Maleek is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maleek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maleek Smith, Maleek Johnson, Maleek Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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