Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Malik

MAH-lik · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
King; sovereign
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/African
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
Themes
royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#429
2024 births736
Peak year1996
First appeared1949
Total US births48,867
1996 peak19491968198720052024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Mal
Alternate spellings
MaleekMalick
In other languages
Malik (Arabic)Mâlik (Berber)Melik (Turkish)

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