How popular is the name Malik?

Malik ranks 488th among boys' names in US records, with 49,764 births since 1949. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,525.

Is Malik a unisex name?

No. Malik is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1996, when 4,040 children were given the name. It has been in use for 76 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Malick. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#488 of boy names

Pronounced M AE1 L IH0 K (ARPABET)

Malik is a boys' name, and first appears in 1949. It has been given to 49,764 children — the 488th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 25% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1996, when 4,040 children were given it.

Malick is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1996Boys: 4,040Girls: 24

These spellings sound identical to Malik and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Malik?: Malik ranks 488th among boys' names in US records, with 49,764 births since 1949. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,525.
Is Malik a unisex name?: No. Malik is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Malik most popular?: 1996, when 4,040 children were given the name. It has been in use for 76 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Malik spelled?: Malick. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.