Malaak first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1992. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2010, 24 babies received the name (ranked #5727). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10522), with roughly 10 babies named Malaak each year. Malaak's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 319 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.