Malik is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Malik means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Malik across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Malik has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Malik is a boy name of Arabic origin meaning “king”. From the Arabic word malik.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 49,866 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,338 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 82 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 7 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 97 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Malik per year, United States (1949 to 2025). United States peaked in 1996 (4,050/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (177/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2020 (11/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2023 (7/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2024 (4/yr).
Malik has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1996, when it ranked #186 nationally (given to 4,094 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1990s.
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