Malique is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1998 and has since faded.
Malique is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,492 for boy births in the United States (and #15,721 across all names), given to 11 babies. Malique was first reported in SSA data in 1989 and peaked in 1998 (133 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,492 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,394 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,113 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,958 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,089 |
| 2020 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,985 |
| 2019 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,172 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,171 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,855 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,945 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,483 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,584 |
| 2013 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,510 |
| 2012 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,660 |
| 2011 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,881 |
| 2010 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,310 |
| 2009 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,244 |
| 2008 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,199 |
| 2007 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,084 |
| 2006 | 68 | 68 | — | #1,985 |
| 2005 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,612 |
| 2004 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,777 |
| 2003 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,525 |
| 2002 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,418 |
| 2001 | 112 | 112 | #14,654 | #1,262 |
| 2000 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,304 |
| 1999 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,483 |
| 1998 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,021 |
| 1997 | 119 | — | — | #1,070 |
| 1996 | 128 | — | #14,916 | #1,015 |
| 1995 | 83 | — | — | #1,294 |
| 1994 | 48 | — | — | #1,812 |
| 1993 | 33 | — | — | #2,326 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | — | #3,075 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | — | #3,568 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,744 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,557 |