Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- sovereign
King, owner
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Malek
Pronunciation
m(a)-lek
Famous People
Eighth-century Arab musician Malek Ibn Abu Samah Al Tai
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1270, 151 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1466, 121 births)
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #14799, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 121 | – |
| 2024 | 128 | – |
| 2023 | 151 | – |
| 2022 | 118 | – |
| 2021 | 118 | – |
| 2020 | 125 | – |
| 2019 | 130 | – |
| 2018 | 100 | – |
| 2017 | 93 | – |
| 2016 | 95 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #939, 32 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1124, 26 births)
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #3182, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | – |
| 2024 | 17 | – |
| 2023 | 16 | – |
| 2022 | 23 | – |
| 2021 | 32 | – |
| 2020 | 21 | – |
| 2019 | 21 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #621, 77 births); most recent 2023 (rank #684, 61 births)
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #641, 83 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1249, 27 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 61 | 27 |
| 2022 | 58 | 51 |
| 2021 | 53 | 50 |
| 2020 | 70 | 49 |
| 2019 | 58 | 68 |
| 2018 | 72 | 71 |
| 2017 | 55 | 69 |
| 2016 | 77 | 71 |
| 2015 | 59 | 83 |
| 2014 | 61 | 55 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #626, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #748, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence