Malik
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning king or master.
Babies a year
160
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#437
down from #429
UK popularity
#282
160 babies · down from #264
How Malik has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #377 |
| 2016 | #382 |
| 2017 | #378 |
| 2018 | #373 |
| 2019 | #363 |
| 2020 | #373 |
| 2021 | #392 |
| 2022 | #395 |
| 2023 | #383 |
| 2024 | #429 |
| 2025 | #437 |
In 2025, 160 babies in England and Wales were named Malik. In the US, 862 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,024 in 1996.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Malik was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.13% of American babies of that sex.
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