Maleek first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1974. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1997, 90 babies received the name (ranked #1281). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2637), with roughly 50 babies named Maleek each year. Maleek's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 2,052 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.