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Malak

/ˈmælək/ · 93% girls · 154 born in 2025

Malak has been given to about 4,183 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmælək/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,156
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Malak per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 210
  • Born in 2025154
  • All time4,183
  • England & Wales, 2025#782 · 51

How popular is Malak?

Its best year was 2011, when 210 babies were given the name, ranking 1169th. The typical living American called Malak is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Malak

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Maya0.60
  2. Marla0.60
  3. Mara0.60
  4. Maleah0.60
  5. Malaya0.60
  6. Malani0.60
  7. Malka0.60
  8. Maliah0.60

Middle names for Malak

Ranked by flow score
  1. Malak Eve0.80
  2. Malak Elizabeth0.78
  3. Malak Josephine0.78
  4. Malak Anne0.78
  5. Malak Rose0.77
  6. Malak Louise0.77

Sibling names for Malak

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.97
  2. Bodebrother · 0.96
  3. Azariasister · 0.96
  4. Soleilsister · 0.96
  5. Keziahsister · 0.95
  6. Kyrenbrother · 0.95

Where Malak is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Michigan0.02%
  2. Illinois0.01%
  3. Massachusetts0.01%
  4. Virginia0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Malak Anderson0.74
  2. Malak White0.72
  3. Malak Reyes0.72
  4. Malak Nguyen0.72
  5. Malak Lee0.72
  6. Malak Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Malak

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Malak across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.