Malik
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Malik means “king” or “master” in Arabic and is among the names the Koran uses for God. Malik took hold among African Americans in the 1970s, and Malcolm X used it in his Nation of Islam name.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Malik in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Malik against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Malik is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Malik in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 724 boys were named Malik, making it the #437 boys' name in the US. Since 1949, 49,607 boys have been named Malik, with the most (4,026) in 1996. It is most common, relative to births, in Maryland, Michigan and Minnesota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Malik
There are 668 towns and villages with Malik in their name, in 21 countries.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 479🇦🇫 Afghanistan 49🇮🇳 India 34🇮🇶 Iraq 25🇸🇳 Senegal 20🇾🇪 Yemen 17🇪🇬 Egypt 7🇲🇦 Morocco 6
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Kafr Mālik | West Bank, 🇵🇸 Palestinian Territory | 2,903 | Map |
| Malik | Ratanakiri, 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 417 | Map |
| Malik | Karlovac, 🇭🇷 Croatia | 18 | Map |
| Abdul Malik | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Abdul Malik | Balochistan, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Abdul Malik | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Abū Mālik | Basra, 🇮🇶 Iraq | – | Map |
| Al Malik | Latakia, 🇸🇾 Syria | – | Map |
| Aït Malik | Souss-Massa, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
| Baba Malik | Batha, 🇹🇩 Chad | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Malik
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Malik in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Birkat al Malik | Giza, 🇪🇬 Egypt | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Malik
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Malik.
Malik Bendjelloul
Malik Fathi
Malik Jackson
Fictional characters named Malik
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Malik as a pet name
FurryName has found 11 dogs named Malik in public pet registers, making it the #3,553 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (5), Burnside (1), Zurich (1). Malik as a dog name →
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