Given name
Malique
“the sovereign”
Malique is a variant of Malik. One Arabic interpretation is “the sovereign.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malique is a variant of Malik. One Arabic interpretation is “the sovereign.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malique 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malique through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,963
- 1,952 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 133 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,492 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,492 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 133 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,474 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.
Malique’s family of names
Malique has a related form in Malik.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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