Malik

mah-LEEK

Arabic; Greenlandic

"king; wave"

Malik Origin and Meaning

The name Malik is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "king; wave".

A name with many spelling variations, including Malek and Maliq. With Muslim roots, Malik ranks in the US Top 500 and is also popular in several European and Arabic countries. Malik can also be thought of as a nature name, via its Greenlandic meaning of wave.

Malik Rank in US Top 1000

# 383 in the US

Malik Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 746 on Nameberry

Malik Popularity

• 383 US 2023
• 746 Nameberry 2024
• 129 Canada 2023
• 640 Future 2028
• 379 England 2021
• 50 Germany 2023
• 24 Switzerland 2023
• 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022

20 Names Similar to Malik

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• Bohdan
• Malaya
• Malaki
• Brycen
• Jayce
• Zaiden
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• Tomlinson
• Adil
• Malaysia
• Yasmina
• Mendel
• Bolan
• Maverik

Famous People Named Malik

• Malik Al Ashtar, follower of the Prophet Muhammad
• Malik ibn Anas 8th century Arabian Muslim jurist and theologian
• Malik Edwards American rapper of duo Illegal
• Malik Cox aka Memphis Bleek American rapper
• Malik Izaak Taylor aka Phife Dawg American rapper
• (Abdul )Malik Kashie Yoba, American actor
• Malik Jabari Rose American basketball player
• Malik Samory Hairston American basketball player
• Malik Nur Khan Pakistani Air Force general
• Malik Yusef American spoken word artist and poet
• Malik Ram (Baveja) Indian Urdu, Persian and Arabic scholar
• Malik Hooker American football player in the NFL
• Zayn Malik British singer formerly of boyband One Direction

Malik in Pop Culture

• Malik (also known as Marik) from the original Yu Gi,Oh
• Malik Al Sayf, character in the game Assassin's Creed
• Meera Malik a character in NBC's The Blacklist
• Malik Williams character from movie "Higher Learning"