Malik Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: In Islamic tradition, Al-Malik is one of the 99 names of Allah, emphasizing His ultimate authority and dominion over the universe

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A Deep Dive

Malik Overview

Meaning

Owner, master, king

Gender

Boy

Origin

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the Arabic word “malik,” meaning king or ruler.

Religion

Islam

Pronunciation

/ˈmæ.lɪk/

Popularity

Malik is a popular name in various countries, including Arabic-speaking nations and the USA. In the USA, Malik ranked 373rd for boys in 2023

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

1 (Pioneering, Independent, Leading)

Name Styles

Exotic, Religious and Spiritual, Cool

Associated Traits

Noble, strong, charismatic, authoritative

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Malik holds significant cultural and religious value in Islam, often used as a name reflecting leadership and nobility.

Name Day

July 28th (France)
A Deep Dive

Malik Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Malcolm, Malkom, Malak, Melek, Malek, Malyk, Maleek, Malki

Common Nicknames

Liko, Kiki, Lee

Diminutives

Mal, Mali, Malky

Famous People

  • Malik Yoba
    (American Actor)
  • Malik Beasley
    (American Basketball Player)
  • Malik Bentalha
    (French Comedian)
  • Malik Rose
    (American Basketball Player)
  • Malik Bendjelloul
    (Swedish Director)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Malik El Djebena
    ("A Prophet," Film)
  • Malik Wright
    ("The Game," TV Series)

Places

  • Malik Deenar Mosque
    (Kerala, India)

What Is the Meaning of Malik?

The name Malik means “owner,” “master,” or “king” in Arabic. It signifies leadership and authority, often describing someone with a strong, commanding presence.

What Is the Origin of The Name Malik?

Malik is of Arabic origin, derived from the word “ملك” (malik), which means “king” or “owner.” It has deep historical roots and is widely used in various cultures influenced by Arabic language and tradition.

Malik Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Malik in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#3932021#3942022#3822023
Top 3 Rankings#971996#1111997#1311995

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Malik

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023382
(+12 from 2022)
831
(+25 from 2022)
0.04538
2022394
(-1 from 2021)
806
No change from 2021
0.04303
2021393
(-20 from 2020)
806
(-30 from 2020)
0.04302
2020373
(-10 from 2019)
836
(-49 from 2019)
0.04520
2019363
(+9 from 2018)
885
(+12 from 2018)
0.04605
2018372
(+6 from 2017)
873
(+7 from 2017)
0.04491
2017378
(+4 from 2016)
866
(+24 from 2016)
0.04376
2016382
(-5 from 2015)
842
(-17 from 2015)
0.04157
2015377
(-5 from 2014)
859
(+17 from 2014)
0.04202
2014372
(-31 from 2013)
842
(-98 from 2013)
0.04109
2013341
(-1 from 2012)
940
(+27 from 2012)
0.04652
2012340
(-18 from 2011)
913
(-74 from 2011)
0.04499
2011322
(-40 from 2010)
987
(-205 from 2010)
0.04859
2010282
(-27 from 2009)
1192
(-167 from 2009)
0.05802
2009255
(+25 from 2008)
1359
(+142 from 2008)
0.06408
2008280
(-7 from 2007)
1217
(-38 from 2007)
0.05581
2007273
(+16 from 2006)
1255
(+64 from 2006)
0.05666
2006289
(-24 from 2005)
1191
(-62 from 2005)
0.05432
2005265
(-22 from 2004)
1253
(-124 from 2004)
0.05890
2004243
(-14 from 2003)
1377
(-129 from 2003)
0.06516
2003229
(-18 from 2002)
1506
(-153 from 2002)
0.07167
2002211
(-14 from 2001)
1659
(-205 from 2001)
0.08027
2001197
(-21 from 2000)
1864
(-220 from 2000)
0.09012
2000176
(-11 from 1999)
2084
(-162 from 1999)
0.09979
1999165
(-27 from 1998)
2246
(-448 from 1998)
0.11015
1998138
(-27 from 1997)
2694
(-687 from 1997)
0.13286
1997111
(-14 from 1996)
3381
(-645 from 1996)
0.16924
199697
(+34 from 1995)
4026
(+1319 from 1995)
0.20093
1995131
(+177 from 1994)
2707
(+1854 from 1994)
0.13459
1994308
(+23 from 1993)
853
(+87 from 1993)
0.04185
1993331
(+63 from 1992)
766
(+184 from 1992)
0.03709
1992394
(+127 from 1991)
582
(+214 from 1991)
0.02773
1991521
(+36 from 1990)
368
(+40 from 1990)
0.01736
1990557
(+114 from 1989)
328
(+105 from 1989)
0.01524
1989671
(+84 from 1988)
223
(+65 from 1988)
0.01064
1988755
(-19 from 1987)
158
(+4 from 1987)
0.00789
1987736
(+70 from 1986)
154
(+27 from 1986)
0.00790
1986806
(-3 from 1985)
127
(+5 from 1985)
0.00661
1985803
(+15 from 1984)
122
(+8 from 1984)
0.00634
1984818
(-5 from 1983)
114
(-1 from 1983)
0.00607
1983813
(+18 from 1982)
115
(+1 from 1982)
0.00617
1982831
(-70 from 1981)
114
(-17 from 1981)
0.00604
1981761
(-96 from 1980)
131
(-37 from 1980)
0.00703
1980665
(+43 from 1979)
168
(+21 from 1979)
0.00906
1979708
(-59 from 1978)
147
(-20 from 1978)
0.00821
1978649
(+60 from 1977)
167
(+23 from 1977)
0.00977
1977709
(-3 from 1976)
144
(+5 from 1976)
0.00842
1976706
(+44 from 1975)
139
(+16 from 1975)
0.00851
1975750
(+19 from 1974)
123
(+13 from 1974)
0.00758
1974769
(-50 from 1973)
110
(-15 from 1973)
0.00675
1973719
(-31 from 1972)
125
(-10 from 1972)
0.00775
1972688
(+31 from 1971)
135
(+3 from 1971)
0.00806
1971719
(+13 from 1970)
132
(+6 from 1970)
0.00726
1970732
(+353 from 1969)
126
(+75 from 1969)
0.00661
19691085
(+173 from 1968)
51
(+15 from 1968)
0.00279
19681258
(+454 from 1967)
36
(+15 from 1967)
0.00203
19671712
(+181 from 1966)
21
(+4 from 1966)
0.00118
19661893
(+1089 from 1965)
17
(+9 from 1965)
0.00094
19652982
(+300 from 1964)
8
(+1 from 1964)
0.00042
19643282
(+91 from 1952)
7
(+1 from 1952)
0.00035
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19523373
(+318 from 1949)
6
(+1 from 1949)
0.00030
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19493691
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00028
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19010
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0
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0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18940
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0
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0.0000
18930
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0
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0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
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0
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0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Malik

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#3432021#4232022#4012023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#2742021#3622022#3272023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#4332021#4882022#4252023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#2612021#2952022#2062023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#3452021#3782022#2532023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#4632021#4072022#5192023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#4152021#6942022#4552023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#2312021#2492022#3072023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3882021#4602022#5252023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3752021#3232022#3202023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#2762021#2662022#3552023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#3752021#3262022#3042023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#3582021#3352022#2332023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#4482021#5302022#4612023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#5332021#5102022#5122023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2992021#3232022#4702023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#4322021#3602022#3452023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4042021#2862022#2962023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#3532021#2772022#3702023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#1642018#1942020#1472023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4822021#3912022#4022023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#3232021#3242022#5502023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4962021#3732022#3482023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#6612021#3972022#4092023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#4872021#3942022#3792023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#3922021#3802022#3812023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#2712021#4292022#2792023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#7802021#4972022#4172023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#3872020#3672021#5722023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#6792021#5272022#4862023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#5362021#8782022#6402023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3552019#5462021#6252022

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5542021#3562022#3372023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#5512021#3002022#4052023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4232020#3582022#4652023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4712021#2962022#4102023

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#1292006#1302007#1992021

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#2792020#3942022#3822023

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2012002#2272003#1882010

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#7342015#5702018#4542023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1401996#1651997#2842003

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2542002#3452009#3162010

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#2312008#2242009

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1632001

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#4542021

Popularity Rankings for Malik in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Greenland

Greenland flagGreenland#92019#92020#92021

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#472020#282021#232022

Popularity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina#442019#372020#402022

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#632021#522022#502023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#592020#592021#532022

Popularity in Austria

Austria flagAustria#992020#792021#672022

Popularity in Other American Territories

American Samoa flag American Samoa
Guam flag Guam
Northern Mariana Islands flag Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands flag U.S. Virgin Islands

Other American Territories flagOther American Territories#751998#942001#972006

Popularity in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan#982019

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#1862022#1652023

Popularity in France

France flagFrance#1731987#1951988#1831989

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#2902021#2222022#5062023

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#3522021#2872022#2842023

Popularity in Iceland

Iceland flagIceland#2942022

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#3242020#4722022#4352023

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#4181999#4062002#3642017

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#3992019#3902020#3782021

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#3842021#4282022#4462023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#4152017

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#6372020#5092022#4722023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Malik a Name for Boys or Girls?

Malik is usually a name for boys. The strong, royal implications of the name make it a fitting choice for parents naming their sons.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Malik

Malik in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Malik Yoba (Actor, born 1967): An American actor best known for his roles in "New York Undercover" and "Empire".
  • Malik Beasley (Basketball player, born 1996): An American professional basketball player currently playing in the NBA.
  • Malik Bentalha (Comedian, born 1989): A French comedian and actor famous for his stand-up comedy and film roles.
  • Malik Rose (Basketball player, born 1974): A retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA and now serves as a sports analyst.
  • Malik Bendjelloul (Director, 1977-2014): A Swedish director known for his Oscar-winning documentary "Searching for Sugar Man".
  • Malik Willis (Football player, born 1999): An American football quarterback who has played in the NFL.
  • Malik Monk (Basketball player, born 1998): An American professional basketball player in the NBA.
  • Malik El Djebena ("A Prophet," 2009 Film): A young Arab man who rises through the ranks of the prison hierarchy.
  • Malik Wright ("The Game," 2006 TV Series): A professional football player with a complicated personal life.
  • Malik Deenar Mosque (Kerala, India): An ancient mosque in Kasaragod, considered one of the first mosques in India.

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