Melik
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning king.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Melik by the numbers
Melik was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 33 babies in 1997, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Melik. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Melik, 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 Melik
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