boy's name
Maliq
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 841
Maliq is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2002, when 64 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Maliq over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 151 |
| 2000s | 353 |
| 2010s | 206 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 75 |
How popular is Maliq?
In 2025, Maliq was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Maliq is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Maliq
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maliq also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maliq over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maliq
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maliq — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maliq
How popular is the name Maliq?
In 2025, Maliq was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maliq a girl's or a boy's name?
Maliq is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Maliq most popular?
Maliq peaked in 2002, when 64 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Maliq a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maliq currently ranks #10,834 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.