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Maleke
How to Pronounce Maleke
Pronounced mah-LEEK /mɑːˈliːk/Medium
Meaning: Maleke is a spelling of Malik, from the Arabic malik, meaning king or sovereign. As a personal name Malik conveys leadership and dignity; it is a widely respected name across the Muslim world, and this spelling keeps that royal meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Maleke is a spelling of Malik, from the Arabic malik, king or sovereign, a name long carried with pride and respect across the Arabic-speaking and wider Muslim world. This -eke spelling is a modern American variant; it stayed rare in United States records, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its high around 1997.
A boy named Maleke from the late nineties is a young adult now. It reads as a heritage name of dignity rather than a passing trend, with Malik the far more common spelling of the same royal name.
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What does the name Maleke mean?
It is a spelling of Malik, from the Arabic malik, meaning king or sovereign.
How do you pronounce Maleke?
It's said mah-LEEK /mɑːˈliːk/, two syllables.
Is Maleke a boy or girl name?
Maleke is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Maleke?
It has always been rare, a Malik spelling given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties, and never common.