Spellings
Malik or Malek?
In the US in 2025, 80% of babies in this name family were spelled Malik and 13% Malek. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Malik80% of the family724 born in 2025#437 among boys−16% since 2015Malek13% of the family121 born in 2025#1,466 among boys+68% since 2015Maleek4% of the family34 born in 2025#3,379 among boys−29% since 2015Malick2% of the family22 born in 2025#4,539 among boys+38% since 2015
Ten years ago
Malik already led in 2015, with 86% of the family's births; it has 80% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 998 to 901 births (−10%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malik | 862 | 724 | −16% |
| Malek | 72 | 121 | +68% |
| Maleek | 48 | 34 | −29% |
| Malick | 16 | 22 | +38% |
How they sound
- Malik /məˈlɪk/ (muh-LIK)
- Malek /ˈmælɛk/ (MAL-ek)
- Maleek /məˈlik/ (muh-LEEK)
- Malick /ma.ˈlik/ (ma-LEEK)
In France
In France in 2025: Malik 255 births (#209 among boys), Malek 40 births (#920 among boys), Maleek 5 births and Malick 75 births (#564 among boys).
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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