Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Master.
King
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Malik
Pronunciation
m(a)-lik
Famous People
Basketball player Malik Allen, Football player Malik Jackson, Basketball player Malik Sealy
More about the name
Malik, Maleek, Maliq, Malique, Malick, Mallick, Mallik, or Malyk (Arabic: مَالِك or مَلِك) (Urdu & Persian: مالک) is a given name of West Asian Semitic origin.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #97, 4,024 births); most recent 2025 (rank #437, 724 births)
- Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #3584, 30 births); most recent 2014 (rank #14496, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 724 | – |
| 2024 | 736 | – |
| 2023 | 834 | – |
| 2022 | 807 | – |
| 2021 | 808 | – |
| 2020 | 836 | – |
| 2019 | 886 | – |
| 2018 | 873 | – |
| 2017 | 867 | – |
| 2016 | 842 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #264, 177 births); most recent 2025 (rank #282, 160 births)
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #4366, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 160 | – |
| 2024 | 177 | – |
| 2023 | 172 | – |
| 2022 | 141 | – |
| 2021 | 118 | – |
| 2020 | 109 | – |
| 2019 | 109 | – |
| 2018 | 104 | – |
| 2017 | 75 | – |
| 2016 | 81 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #168, 315 births); most recent 2023 (rank #239, 243 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 243 |
| 2022 | 281 |
| 2021 | 276 |
| 2020 | 274 |
| 2019 | 246 |
| 2018 | 269 |
| 2017 | 259 |
| 2016 | 267 |
| 2015 | 259 |
| 2014 | 271 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #454, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #324, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #560, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #339, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #361, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence