Given name
Maliek
“the sovereign”
Maliek is a variant of Malik. One Arabic interpretation is “the sovereign.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maliek is a variant of Malik. One Arabic interpretation is “the sovereign.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maliek 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maliek through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,064
- 1,064 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 74 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,667 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,667 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 74 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 754 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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