Is Malek a boy or girl name?
Malek is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 128 boys were named Malek, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 2,971 US babies named Malek were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,427
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Malek since 1974
- 2,971
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 151 babies
Boys and girls named Malek, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 128 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 151 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 118 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 118 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 125 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 130 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 100 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 95 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 96 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 83 | #1,758 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 97 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 81 | #1,790 | 6 | #16,066 |
| 2010 | 77 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 98 | #1,623 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,027 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 84 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,775 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 71 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 72 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 74 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 72 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 73 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 75 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 75 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 58 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 45 | #1,882 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 48 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,965 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,383 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,836 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,939 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,642 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,881 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,793 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,992 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,817 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,853 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,269 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,963 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,975 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,407 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,360 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,981 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,698 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Malek reached #1,276 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #16,066 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malek
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.