How Many People Are Named Malek?
An estimated 2,933 people in the United States have the first name Malek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Malek peaked in popularity in 2023 with 151 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malek 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 Malek paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Malek is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,933
About 1 in 116,861 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2023
151 births
Total Registered
2,971
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malek
Malek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,971 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Malek as a male name
Ranked #1,427 in 2024
128 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (151 births)
Malek as a female name
Ranked #16,066 in 2011
6 female births in 2011
Peak: 2011 (6 births)
Malek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malek span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 930 babies were registered. While Malek is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Malek by Decade
How has Malek 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.
Malek by State
Birth registrations for Malek span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Tennessee, Minnesota, Kentucky. On average, about 85 Maleks were registered per state.
Malek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malek
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Malek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malek?
We estimate approximately 2,933 people named Malek 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 116,861 Americans share this first name.
Is Malek a common name?
Malek is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,971 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malek most popular?
Malek reached peak popularity in 2023, when 151 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malek is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malek a male name?
Malek is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malek Smith, Malek Johnson, Malek 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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