Masculine dossier · first seen 1975
Maliek
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1997
Peak era
1997
Peak births
74
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Maliek
How many people are named Maliek?
An estimated 1,045 living Americans are named Maliek.
How rare is Maliek?
Maliek is very rare among babies today, with 9 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 87.8% from its 1997 peak.
How old is the typical Maliek?
The median age of a living American named Maliek is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 29 years old.
Is Maliek still popular?
Not especially. Maliek has been declining since its 1997 peak and registered 9 births in 2025.
Where is Maliek most common?
Maliek has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.5× more often than the national baseline.
1975Peak 19972025
Peak year
1997
Decline from peak
87.8%
2025
9
All-time
1,064
Where it lives now
Maliek is most concentrated in New York — about 3.5× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Maliek is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.