Name
Malik
Meaning
Malik is a masculine name of Arabic origin meaning “king”.
Malik is the Arabic word for king and, as al-Malik, one of the ninety-nine names of God in Islam. It became prominent among Black American families after Malcolm X took the name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, joining faith and self-determination in two syllables.
In the US top 1000 since the 1970s, peaking in the 1990s.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #437 in 2025 · peak #97 in 1996
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
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Questions
Malik is a masculine name of Arabic origin meaning “king”. Malik is the Arabic word for king and, as al-Malik, one of the ninety-nine names of God in Islam.
Malik is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. In the US top 1000 since the 1970s, peaking in the 1990s.
The name Malik comes from Arabic. Malik is the Arabic word for king and, as al-Malik, one of the ninety-nine names of God in Islam. It became prominent among Black American families after Malcolm X took the name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, joining faith and self-determination in two syllables.
Malik is pronounced mah-LIK.
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