Malik
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning king or master.
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 |
Malik by the numbers
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.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 4,024 babies in 1996, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 740 American boys born that year was called Malik.
Names that come from Malik
Forms of Malik in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malik. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Malik
Names that are said the same way as Malik, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Malik, 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 Malik
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