Maleik
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- muh-LEEK
- Origin
- Arabic
Maleik is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “king”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maleik mean?
Arabic: respelling of Malik
“king”
A respelling of Malik, the Arabic word for a king or ruler.
Is Maleik a girl's or a boy's name?
Maleik is a boys' name.
How popular is Maleik in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Maleik in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maleik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,780 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,848 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Maleik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Muhammad, Malik, Zahir, Nasir, Mustafa, Amir, Ahmad, Musa, Khalil, Samir, Mahmoud
Names related to Maleik
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maleik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maleik, updated 20 October 2026.