Malike
Boy · muh-LEEK · Arabic
Malike is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “king”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Malike mean?
Arabic: likely a respelling of Malik
“king”
- Say it
- muh-LEEK
Is Malike a girl's or a boy's name?
Malike is a boys' name.
How popular is Malike in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Malike in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Malike in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
Names like Malike
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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