Given name
Maleik
“the sovereign”
Maleik is a variant of Malik. One Arabic interpretation is “the sovereign.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maleik is a variant of Malik. One Arabic interpretation is “the sovereign.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maleik is a variant of Malik. An origin associated with Malik is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maleik through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 405
- 405 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −60%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 298 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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