Malik
mah-LEEK
Arabic; Greenlandic
"king; wave"Share
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Updated Tue Mar 26 2024
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.
# 395 in the US
Malik Rank in US Top 1000
# 656 on Nameberry
Malik Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Malik Popularity
- 395US2022
- 656Nameberry2024
- 640Future2028
- 379England2021
- 50Germany2023
- 23Switzerland2022
- 40Bosnia and Herzegovina2022
- 134Canada2022
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Famous People Named Malik
- Malik AlAshtar, follower of the Prophet Muhammad
- Malik ibn Anas8th century Arabian Muslim jurist and theologian
- Malik EdwardsAmerican rapper of duo Illegal
- Malik Cox aka Memphis BleekAmerican rapper
- Malik Izaak Taylor aka Phife DawgAmerican rapper
- (Abdul)Malik Kashie Yoba, American actor
- Malik Jabari RoseAmerican basketball player
- Malik Samory HairstonAmerican basketball player
- Malik Nur KhanPakistani Air Force general
- Malik YusefAmerican spoken word artist and poet
- Malik Ram (Baveja)Indian Urdu, Persian and Arabic scholar
- Malik HookerAmerican football player in the NFL
- Zayn MalikBritish singer formerly of boyband One Direction
Malik in Pop Culture
- Malik (also known as Marik) from the original YuGi,Oh
- Malik AlSayf, character in the game Assassin's Creed
- Meera Malika character in NBC's The Blacklist
- Malik Williamscharacter from movie "Higher Learning"