MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Malek mean?
Malek is an eastern Indian form of Arabic malik, king or ruler. Bengali and Assamese use the form Malek as an established personal name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Bengali
মালেক
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मालेक
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Malek in Indian usage
1,539 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (93.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 102 records (6.6%).
- Recorded as male: 1,437 records (93.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 124 |
| 1960s | 220 |
| 1970s | 345 |
| 1980s | 380 |
| 1990s | 365 |
| Other decades | 105 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Assam | 1,138 |
| Jharkhand | 151 |
| Tripura | 109 |
| Other states | 141 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Malek / M | 26 | 1,124 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Malek; Table_6, C1145 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Malek; Table_6, C1145