How Many People Are Named Maliek?
An estimated 1,038 people in the United States have the first name Maliek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Maliek peaked in popularity in 1997 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maliek 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 Maliek paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,038
About 1 in 330,206 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1997
74 births
Total Registered
1,055
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maliek
Maliek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,055 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Maliek as a male name
Ranked #9,515 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (74 births)
Maliek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maliek span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 371 babies were registered. Maliek has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maliek by Decade
How has Maliek 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.
Maliek by State
Birth registrations for Maliek span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, North Carolina. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, South Carolina. On average, about 19 Malieks were registered per state.
Maliek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maliek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maliek
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Maliek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maliek?
We estimate approximately 1,038 people named Maliek 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 330,206 Americans share this first name.
Is Maliek a common name?
Maliek is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,055 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maliek most popular?
Maliek reached peak popularity in 1997, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maliek is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maliek a male name?
Maliek is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maliek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maliek Smith, Maliek Johnson, Maliek 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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