Menelik
A boys’ name of Amharic origin, meaning he hath become king; ethiopian imperial name.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Menelik by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Menelik. In the US, 14 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 15 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Menelik. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Melikking10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Menelik, 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 Menelik
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