Malik

- this week

Gender: Male Meaning of Malik: "king; wave" Origin of Malik: Arabic; Greenlandic Malik's Popularity in 2018: #373

Share Malik on Facebook Share on Facebook
Share Malik on Twitter Share on Twitter
Share Malik on Google Plus Share on Google+
Favorite the name Malik
Favorite
Dislike the name Malik
Dislike
Follow Malik
Follow Follow Malik

The name Malik is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "king; wave". Malik is ranked #373 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Names That Mean Water and discussed in our forums with posts like "Rotating Sibling Sets".

From the experts:

A name popular among African-American parents, with many spelling variations, including Malek and Maliq.

Find other names based on Malik using our baby name generator.

Lists containing Malik

Famous People Named Malik

Login or Register to Contribute

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

See All Famous People »

Pop Culture References for the name Malik

Login or Register to Contribute

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"

Malik in Blog Posts

Malik in the Forums

16 names similar to Malik

These 16 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Malik. If you didn't find an alternative name that you like better than Malik, try our name generator. It allows you to go beyond the similarities of a name, which can provide a lot of inspiration!

Aladdin

Devere

Carabelle

Payne

Opera

Deana

Zamiel

Makari

Yasmina

Zakia

Maverik

Tereza

Omari

Harlyn

Zhanna

Ammiras

Popularity

Comments

indiefendi2 Says:

2015-03-15T18:08:21

I've known so many Maliks in my life. At least 10. Muslim names like Amir, Ahmad, Shaquil are common in my county.

Tessa0397 Says:

2015-03-15T12:38:34

Malik is also an islamic angel, guarding hell. He's the most powerfull guardian and apears in the koran, when the prophet and archangel Gabriel greet him.