Malik is an established boys' name that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Malik is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #437 for boy births in the United States (and #881 across all names), given to 724 babies. Malik was first reported in SSA data in 1949 and peaked in 1996 (4,026 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 724 | 724 | — | #437 |
| 2024 | 740 | 740 | — | #428 |
| 2023 | 835 | 835 | — | #383 |
| 2022 | 808 | 808 | — | #395 |
| 2021 | 810 | 810 | — | #392 |
| 2020 | 838 | 838 | — | #373 |
| 2019 | 886 | 886 | — | #363 |
| 2018 | 874 | 874 | — | #373 |
| 2017 | 869 | 874 | — | #378 |
| 2016 | 844 | 844 | — | #382 |
| 2015 | 862 | 862 | — | #375 |
| 2014 | 848 | 848 | #15,840 | #372 |
| 2013 | 940 | 940 | — | #341 |
| 2012 | 918 | 918 | #18,561 | #340 |
| 2011 | 995 | 995 | #14,263 | #322 |
| 2010 | 1,201 | 1,201 | #11,885 | #283 |
| 2009 | 1,359 | 1,359 | — | #255 |
| 2008 | 1,218 | 1,218 | — | #280 |
| 2007 | 1,265 | 1,265 | #11,337 | #273 |
| 2006 | 1,191 | 1,196 | — | #289 |
| 2005 | 1,260 | 1,260 | #13,937 | #265 |
| 2004 | 1,382 | 1,382 | #17,792 | #243 |
| 2003 | 1,512 | 1,512 | #15,046 | #229 |
| 2002 | 1,659 | 1,665 | — | #211 |
| 2001 | 1,871 | 1,876 | #12,924 | #197 |
| 2000 | 2,098 | 2,098 | #7,423 | #176 |
| 1999 | 2,259 | 2,265 | #7,528 | #165 |
| 1998 | 2,710 | 2,717 | #6,255 | #138 |
| 1997 | 3,398 | — | #5,783 | #111 |
| 1996 | 4,050 | — | #4,402 | #97 |
| 1995 | 2,737 | — | #3,635 | #131 |
| 1994 | 861 | — | #10,155 | #309 |
| 1993 | 773 | — | #11,301 | #331 |
| 1992 | 591 | — | #9,206 | #394 |
| 1991 | 368 | — | — | #523 |
| 1990 | 334 | — | #12,307 | #559 |
| 1989 | 223 | — | — | #671 |
| 1988 | 163 | — | #13,045 | #755 |
| 1987 | 154 | — | — | #736 |
| 1986 | 127 | — | — | #806 |
| 1985 | 129 | — | #11,742 | #800 |
| 1984 | 114 | — | — | #821 |
| 1983 | 115 | — | — | #818 |
| 1982 | 113 | — | — | #836 |
| 1981 | 136 | — | #11,411 | #765 |
| 1980 | 174 | — | #9,817 | #667 |
| 1979 | 147 | — | — | #711 |
| 1978 | 167 | — | — | #650 |
| 1977 | 151 | — | #8,049 | #709 |
| 1976 | 148 | — | #6,376 | #708 |
| 1975 | 123 | — | — | #753 |
| 1974 | 110 | — | — | #769 |
| 1973 | 131 | — | #9,213 | #718 |
| 1972 | 134 | — | — | #695 |
| 1971 | 138 | — | #7,935 | #719 |
| 1970 | 131 | — | #8,783 | #732 |
| 1969 | 51 | — | — | #1,090 |
| 1968 | 36 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1967 | 21 | — | — | #1,739 |
| 1966 | 17 | — | — | #1,939 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | — | #3,148 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,878 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,599 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | — | #4,024 |