Malek: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Malek year by year

Malek climbs 20 places from 2024 (ranked 248th then). Since 2020 (34 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 29%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	228th	24
2024	248th	21
2023	199th	29
2022	214th	28
2021	248th	25
2020	198th	34

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Malek since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Malek appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1995 on. The peak year is 2012, with 56 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (454 babies). Since 1980, about 835 children in Québec have been named Malek.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Malek in Québec in 2025?

24 boys were named Malek in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 228th rank among boy names.

Is Malek a popular name in Québec?

Malek ranks 228th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Malek given most often?

In 2012, with 56 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Malek a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Malek only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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