Malik

Meaning and origin of Malik

Popularity of Malik in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Malik has been stable (+1.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Malik every 8.9 schools, all spellings combined.

Malik in English-speaking countries

Malik ranks 187^th in Ontario (Canada) and 273^rd in England and Wales, against 231^st in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  187^th boys’ name204 babies in 3 years1 boy in 833+4.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  273^rd boys’ name509 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,623+11.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  415^th boys’ name24 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,856

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  412^th boys’ name2,299 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,236−1.7% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  475^th boys’ name19 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,155

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  517^th boys’ name18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,990

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Malik and Mâlik are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Mâlik15
• Malick215
• Maalik5
• Malike5
• Malyk5
• Malicabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Malik

• Mehdi
• Ishaq
• Qassim
• Bilal
• Samy
• Ousmane
• Issam
• Islem
• Khalil
• Sami
• Moussa
• Kamil

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin