Maleke
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- muh-LEEK
- Origin
- Arabic
Maleke is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “king”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maleke mean?
Arabic: likely a respelling of Malik
“king”
Is Maleke a girl's or a boy's name?
Maleke is a boys' name.
How popular is Maleke in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Maleke in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maleke in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
Names like Maleke
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kobe, Malik, Zaire, Sincere, Moshe, Cade, Hamza, Nasir, Jake, Khalil, Aiden, Makai
Names related to Maleke
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Maleke: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maleke, updated 20 October 2026.