Malaak

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning angel, messenger.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Malaak by the numbers

Malaak was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 24 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malaak. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Malakangel or king47 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
  • Malanibuoyant, light287 in the US (2017)
  • Malkaqueen209 in the US (2017)
  • Malaikaangel; messenger35 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maleacalm; peaceful42 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a messenger

Like Malaak, each of these has a messenger in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
  • Angelinaangel; messenger; feminine form of Angelo1,550 in the US (2017)
  • Angelamessenger, angel1,344 in the US (2017)
  • Angelicaangelic; from angelicus570 in the US (2017)
  • UrielGod is my light; angel name558 in the US (2017)
  • Angieangel; messenger; a diminutive of Angela456 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Malaak

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