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Name meaning & stats

Malek

Malek means “king” (Arabic origin). 3,092 US babies since 1940, peak 2023.

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What it means

“king”

ArabicSpelling of Malik

In US birth records

Peak year: 2023

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3,092 US babies were named Malek between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Malek (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 19 Maliks spell it Malek

  • Malik 83%
  • Malek 5%
  • Maleek 3%
  • Maliek 2%
  • Maliq 1%
  • Malick 1%
  • Maalik 1%
  • Maleik 1%
  • Malyk 1%
  • Mahlik <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2023)