How Many People Are Named Melik?
An estimated 482 people in the United States have the first name Melik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Melik peaked in popularity in 1997 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Melik 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 Melik paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
482
About 1 in 711,109 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1997
33 births
Total Registered
489
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Melik
Melik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 489 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Melik as a male name
Ranked #7,542 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (33 births)
Melik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Melik span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 182 babies were registered. While Melik is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Melik by Decade
How has Melik 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.
Melik by State
Birth registrations for Melik span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Georgia. The lowest are in Georgia, New York, California. On average, about 10 Meliks were registered per state.
Melik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Melik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Melik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Melik?
We estimate approximately 482 people named Melik 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 711,109 Americans share this first name.
Is Melik a common name?
Melik is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 489 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Melik most popular?
Melik reached peak popularity in 1997, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Melik is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Melik a male name?
Melik is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Melik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Melik Smith, Melik Johnson, Melik 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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