Malik

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Malik, Maleek, Malek or Malyk is a given name of West Asian Semitic origin.

From Wikipedia

Malik first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 332 babies (rank #121 that year). In 2024 it was given to 216 boys (rank #155). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Malik

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Malik yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,510

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

332

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Malik

Malik ibn Anaslegal scholar · b. 711
Malik-Shah Isovereign · b. 1055
Malik Bendjellouldirector · b. 1977
Malik Harrissinger-songwriter · b. 1997
Malik Tillmanassociation football player · b. 2002

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	8	#1,358
1992	12	#1,042
1993	19	#786
1994	17	#801
1995	68	#373
1996	96	#283
1997	76	#331
1998	59	#381
1999	63	#353
2000	63	#359
2001	62	#366
2002	62	#361
2003	88	#281
2004	84	#294
2005	83	#316
2006	85	#325
2007	182	#179
2008	239	#152
2009	294	#132
2010	332	#121
2011	291	#133
2012	298	#133
2013	269	#143
2014	278	#145
2015	257	#148
2016	214	#174
2017	223	#172
2018	252	#149
2019	264	#141
2020	234	#154
2021	235	#157
2022	246	#135
2023	241	#129
2024	216	#155