Malique
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning king or master; a form of Malik.
Malique by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Malique. In the US, 28 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 133 babies in 1998, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Malik
Like Malique, each of these traces back to Malik: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malique. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Malique
Names that are said the same way as Malique, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Maliekking; a form of Malik19 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Malique, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Malique
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