Malyk
Malik, Maleek, Malek or Malyk is a given name of West Asian Semitic origin. It is both used as first name and surname originally mainly in Western Asia by Semitic speaking Christians, Muslims and Jews of varying ethnicities such as Assyrians, Jews, Arameans, Mandeans and Arabs, before spreading to non-Semitic speaking countries in the Caucasus, South Asia, Central Asia, North Africa and Southeast…
Meaning & Origin of Malyk
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Malik, Maleek, Malek or Malyk is a given name of West Asian Semitic origin. It is both used as first name and surname originally mainly in Western Asia by Semitic speaking Christians, Muslims and Jews of varying ethnicities such as Assyrians, Jews, Arameans, Mandeans and Arabs, before spreading to non-Semitic speaking countries in the Caucasus, South Asia, Central Asia, North Africa and Southeast…
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The Story of Malyk
Malyk first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 29 Malyks were born — ranking #2,680 that year. As of 2026, Malyk ranks #5,742 for baby boys with 16 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 428 Malyks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Malyk
Malyk is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 428 births in the dataset. Malyk's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,680. Use the chart and map above to compare Malyk'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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