How Many People Are Named Malik?
people named Malik are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,007 people in the US has this name
Based on 49,866 babies named Malik in Social Security records from 1949 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,050 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Malik, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Malik alive today is about 22 years old, and 83% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 28 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Malik first appears in the records in 1949 and was given most often in 1996, to 4,050 babies. In 2025, 724 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1949 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Malik never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #97, in 1996, and it was in the top 100 in 1996. In 2025 it ranked #437.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #437 |
| Best rank | #97 (1996) |
| Years in the top 100 | 1 (1996 to 1996) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #179 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Malik alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Malik were born in New York than in any other state: about 4,638 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Malik was given 6.2 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.3 times in Maryland and 2.2 times in Mississippi.
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