Is Malik a boy or girl name?
Malik is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 736 boys were named Malik, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 49,126 US babies named Malik were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #429
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Malik since 1949
- 49,126
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 4,050 babies
Boys and girls named Malik, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,348 | 32 | 2.3% |
| 1980s | 1,427 | 21 | 1.5% |
| 1990s | 17,951 | 130 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 14,765 | 49 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 9,205 | 27 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 4,021 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 736 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 834 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 807 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 808 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 836 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 886 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 873 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 867 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 842 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 862 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 842 | #372 | 6 | #15,837 |
| 2013 | 940 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 913 | #340 | 5 | #18,556 |
| 2011 | 988 | #322 | 7 | #14,262 |
| 2010 | 1,192 | #282 | 9 | #11,882 |
| 2009 | 1,359 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,217 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,255 | #273 | 10 | #11,336 |
| 2006 | 1,191 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,253 | #265 | 7 | #13,937 |
| 2004 | 1,377 | #243 | 5 | #17,791 |
| 2003 | 1,506 | #229 | 6 | #15,046 |
| 2002 | 1,659 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,864 | #197 | 7 | #12,924 |
| 2000 | 2,084 | #176 | 14 | #7,421 |
| 1999 | 2,246 | #165 | 13 | #7,528 |
| 1998 | 2,694 | #138 | 16 | #6,255 |
| 1997 | 3,381 | #111 | 17 | #5,783 |
| 1996 | 4,026 | #97 | 24 | #4,402 |
| 1995 | 2,707 | #131 | 30 | #3,635 |
| 1994 | 853 | #309 | 8 | #10,155 |
| 1993 | 766 | #331 | 7 | #11,301 |
| 1992 | 582 | #394 | 9 | #9,206 |
| 1991 | 368 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 328 | #559 | 6 | #12,307 |
| 1989 | 223 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 158 | #755 | 5 | #13,044 |
| 1987 | 154 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 127 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 124 | #800 | 5 | #11,743 |
| 1984 | 114 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 115 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 113 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 131 | #765 | 5 | #11,409 |
| 1980 | 168 | #667 | 6 | #9,818 |
| 1979 | 147 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 167 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 144 | #709 | 7 | #8,048 |
| 1976 | 139 | #709 | 9 | #6,376 |
| 1975 | 123 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 110 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 126 | #719 | 5 | #9,212 |
| 1972 | 134 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 132 | #719 | 6 | #7,932 |
| 1970 | 126 | #732 | 5 | #8,783 |
| 1969 | 51 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 36 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,147 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,877 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,599 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,024 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Malik reached #97 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #3,635 in 1995. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malik
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.