Maalik
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning king; master.
Maalik by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Maalik. In the US, 12 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 35 babies in 1995, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maalik. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Malikking or master160 in England and Wales (2025)
- Malakangel or king47 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marlinlake bird or fish; a form of Merlin95 in the US (2017)
- Malekking or angel26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mavrikindependent, unbranded; a modern respelling of Maverick41 in the US (2017)
- Malikikingly or royal38 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Maalik
Names that are said the same way as Maalik, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Maalik, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Maalik
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