Malik is a distinctive choice, ranked #264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Malik in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#264
US Rank #429
About the Name Malik
Malik has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #264. The name has climbed 126 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Malik is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #429 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Malik
Unlikely. With around 177 UK babies named Malik per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Malik in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Malik is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 126 places over the last five years to #264 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Malik is more popular in the UK (#264) than in the US (#429). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Malik include: Deepa Malik — Deepa Malik is an Indian para athlete from Haryana.; Omeed Malik — Omeed Malik is an American banker and business executive.; Yasin Malik — Yasin Malik is a Kashmiri separatist leader and former militant who advocates the separation of Kashmir from both India and Pakistan..
Malik appears in the US top 500 at #429 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
177
UK babies named Malik (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 126 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Malik
Likely around 1 other Malik in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Malik
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Deepa Malik is an Indian para athlete from Haryana. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Paralympic Games.
Omeed Malik is an American banker and business executive. He is the founder and CEO of the merchant bank Farvahar Partners, and co-founder of conservative venture capital firm 1789 Capital, which U.S.
Yasin Malik is a Kashmiri separatist leader and former militant who advocates the separation of Kashmir from both India and Pakistan. He is the chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, which was the first militant to spearheaded armed militancy in the Kashmir Valley.
Shoaib Malik is a former Pakistani cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team and previously played for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team from 2007 to 2009.
Malik Ismail II of Upper Tyareh (Syriac: ܡܲܠܝܼܟ ܐܝܼܣܡܲܥܝܼܠ ܒܝܼܬ, lit. 'Malik Ismail 2') was a prominent Assyrian malik (chief) of the Tyari tribe (Bit Tyareh), who was born in Chamba, which was the capital of upper Tyari.
Malik Ambar was a military leader and statesman who served as the Peshwa (Prime Minister) of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate and its de facto ruler from 1600 until his death in 1626. Originally a slave from modern day Ethiopia, Chapu, as he was known then, was sold from place to place by many slave merchants, one of whom renamed him Ambar and converted him to Islam.
Maleiha Malik is a professor of law at King's College London (KCL), lecturing in jurisprudence and legal theory, discrimination law and European law; she is also an attorney, and a member of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn.
Malik ibn Nuwayra (Arabic: مالك بن نويرة: died 632), was the chief of the Banu Yarbu, a clan of the Banu Hanzala, which was a large section of the powerful tribe of Bani Tamim. Malik was appointed by Muhammad to collect zakah for the Banu Yarbu, but after Muhammad’s death, he reportedly refused to send it to Medina.
Malik (Phoenician: 𐤌𐤋𐤊; Hebrew: מֶלֶךְ; Arabic: ملك; variously Romanized Mallik, Melik, Malka, Malek, Maleek, Malick, Mallick, Melekh) is the Semitic term translating to "king", recorded in East Semitic and Arabic, and as M-L-K in Northwest Semitic during the Late Bronze Age (e.g. Aramaic, Canaanite, Hebrew).