Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Maliq isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maliq through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 785
- 785 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 64 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,502 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,502 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 44.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 64 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 623 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.
Maliq’s family of names
Maliq may belong to the same name family as MALLIQ. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Maliq, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Molik
>99% boys
Airik
“one who is pleasant and agreeable”
>99% boys
Maycon
Maycon is a masculine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
>99% boys
Tawfiq
“one who is successful”
>99% boys
MacGuire
“the son of the beige one”
>99% boys
Maxamus
>99% boys
Marchelo
>99% boys
Maden
“one who is organized; a planner”
>99% boys