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Boy's name · #1472 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
Malek is near its high-water mark: it reached #1278 in 2023 and still ranked #1472 in 2025. About 3,100 boys have carried it since 1974.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#261 in Sweden (2025) · #405 in Austria (2025) · #969 in France (2025) · #1,140 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,225 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,466 in Belgium (2025) · #477 in Canada (2024).
Among 107 notable people named Malek:
Sports figures appear 1.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Malek Jaziri, Tunisian tennis player.
Similar names: Osman · Mazen · Mahdi · Khaled · Yasir · Ahmir
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