Malek
Boy · MA-lek · Arabic
Malek is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “king”. In 2025 it ranked 1,192nd for boys in the UK (26 babies) and 1,466th for boys in the US (121 babies).
What does Malek mean?
Arabic: spelling of Malik
“king”
Spelling of Malik, Arabic for king, common in North Africa and Iran.
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- MA-lek
Is Malek a girl's or a boy's name?
Malek is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 boys in the UK and 121 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Malek in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,192among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the UK were named Malek, making it the 1,192nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 33 boys.
Half of all the boys named Malek in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 202 boys in the UK were given Malek or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #267, up from #1,192 for this spelling alone.
In 2017, 8% of the babies named Malek in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,124th in England and Wales.
Malek in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #1,192 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,229 |
| 2021 | 33 | #993 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Malek in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,466among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 121about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 121 boys in the US were named Malek, making it the 1,466th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,390th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 151 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Malek in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 895 boys in the US were given Malek or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #376, up from #1,466 for this spelling alone.
Malek in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 121 | #1,466 |
| 2024 | 128 | #1,426 |
| 2023 | 151 | #1,271 |
| 2022 | 118 | #1,523 |
| 2021 | 118 | #1,503 |
| 2020 | 125 | #1,390 |
| 2019 | 130 | #1,372 |
| 2018 | 100 | #1,625 |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,695 |
| 2016 | 95 | #1,663 |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,001 |
| 2014 | 96 | #1,619 |
| 2013 | 83 | #1,753 |
| 2012 | 97 | #1,601 |
| 2011 | 81 | #1,779 |
| 2010 | 77 | #1,867 |
| 2009 | 98 | #1,617 |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,719 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,016 |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,892 |
| 2005 | 84 | #1,617 |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,760 |
| 2003 | 71 | #1,714 |
| 2002 | 72 | #1,644 |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,477 |
| 2000 | 74 | #1,581 |
| 1999 | 72 | #1,542 |
| 1998 | 73 | #1,499 |
| 1997 | 75 | #1,435 |
| 1996 | 75 | #1,398 |
| 1995 | 58 | #1,583 |
| 1994 | 45 | #1,863 |
| 1993 | 48 | #1,764 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
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