Malek
Malek is a masculine Arabic given name. It also denotes king written. Notable people with the name include:Malek Ashraf, a Chupanid ruler of northwestern Iran during the 14th century Malek Awab, Singaporean footballer Malek Bennabi (1905–1973), Algerian writer and philosopher Malek Boutih, French politician and activist Malek Chergui, French footballer of Algerian descent Malek Jandali,…
- Arabic
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Malek
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Malek is a masculine Arabic given name. It also denotes king written. Notable people with the name include:Malek Ashraf, a Chupanid ruler of northwestern Iran during the 14th century Malek Awab, Singaporean footballer Malek Bennabi (1905–1973), Algerian writer and philosopher Malek Boutih, French politician and activist Malek Chergui, French footballer of Algerian descent Malek Jandali,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Persian
The Story of Malek
The earliest SSA record of Malek as a baby boy name dates back to 1974, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 151 newborns named Malek — #1,270 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Maleks. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,383 among baby boy names with 137 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Maleks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Malek
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About the name Malek
Malek is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Malek's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,270. Use the chart and map above to compare Malek's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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