Malique first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1989. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1998, 133 babies received the name (ranked #1021). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4213), with roughly 26 babies named Malique each year. Malique's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,952 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.