Holding steady, #8,910 for boys today.
Popularity of Malyk since 1995
Babies named Malyk per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 98 |
| 2000s | 134 |
| 2010s | 77 |
| 2020s | 95 |
Meaning & origin
Malyk is a distinctive modern spelling of the classic Arabic name Malik. First recorded in the United States in 1995, it reached its highest popularity in its very first year, 1997, when it ranked 8,910th. Since then, the name has held a stable but very low profile, with approximately 1 in 213,510 boys receiving the name in 2025. Its top states have not been recorded due to its rarity, but it appears as a creative alternative to the more common Malik, favored by parents seeking a unique yet meaningful name.
Malyk is a modern respelling of the Arabic name Malik (ملك), meaning 'king' or 'sovereign'. Malik has been used across the Muslim world for centuries, while the Malyk spelling emerged in the United States in the late 20th century as a distinctive variation.
“Malyk” around the world
Where Malyk lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Quebec
13
babies in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · Retraite Québec (Quebec).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mal, Lee
Sibling names for Malyk
Names that share Malyk's style, for a brother or sister.
