How Many People Are Named Malik?
An estimated 48,248 people in the United States have the first name Malik. It is predominantly male (99.5%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Malik peaked in popularity in 1996 with 4,050 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malik 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 Malik paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Malik is overwhelmingly male, 259 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
48,248
About 1 in 7,104 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.5% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1996
4,050 births
Total Registered
49,126
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malik
Malik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 49,126 total births registered, 99.5% were male.
Malik as a male name
Ranked #429 in 2024
736 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (4,026 births)
Malik as a female name
Ranked #15,837 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 1995 (30 births)
Malik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malik span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 18,081 babies were registered. Malik has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Malik by Decade
How has Malik 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.
Malik by State
Birth registrations for Malik span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, California. The lowest are in Idaho, Alaska, New Hampshire. On average, about 1,050 Maliks were registered per state.
Malik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Malik
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Malik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malik?
We estimate approximately 48,248 people named Malik 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 7,104 Americans share this first name.
Is Malik a common name?
Malik is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 49,126 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malik most popular?
Malik reached peak popularity in 1996, when 4,050 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malik is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malik a male name?
Malik is predominantly male. 99.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malik Smith, Malik Johnson, Malik 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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