Masculine dossier · first seen 1989
Malique
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1998
Peak era
1998
Peak births
133
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Malique
How many people are named Malique?
An estimated 1,919 living Americans are named Malique.
How rare is Malique?
Malique is very rare among babies today, with 11 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 91.7% from its 1998 peak.
How old is the typical Malique?
The median age of a living American named Malique is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 28 years old.
Is Malique still popular?
Not especially. Malique has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 11 births in 2025.
Where is Malique most common?
Malique has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.1× more often than the national baseline.
1989Peak 19982025
Peak year
1998
Decline from peak
91.7%
2025
11
All-time
1,952
Where it lives now
Malique is most concentrated in Florida — about 2.1× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in New York.
States where Malique is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.