Malique
Boy · ma-LEEK · Arabic
Malique is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “king”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Malique mean?
Arabic: French-style spelling of Malik
“king”
Spelling of Malik, Arabic for king.
- Say it
- ma-LEEK
Is Malique a girl's or a boy's name?
Malique is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Malique in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Malique, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Malique in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were given Malique or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,076, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Maleek 19
- Malique 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Malique in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Malique in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Malique, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 133 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
2025 had fewer boys named Malique than any year since 1990.
Half of all the boys named Malique in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 54 boys in the US were given Malique or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,106, up from #7,190 for this spelling alone.
Malique in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,140 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 49 | #2,490 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,851 |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,286 |
| 2009 | 59 | #2,230 |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,071 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,966 |
| 2005 | 85 | #1,601 |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,760 |
| 2003 | 85 | #1,510 |
| 2002 | 92 | #1,411 |
| 2001 | 106 | #1,250 |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,297 |
| 1999 | 77 | #1,474 |
| 1998 | 133 | #1,014 |
| 1997 | 119 | #1,063 |
| 1996 | 123 | #1,009 |
| 1995 | 83 | #1,281 |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,790 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,290 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
Names like Malique
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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