Malik is a distinctive choice, ranked #282 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Malik in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#282
US Rank #437
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Malik in their class.
In the US it sits at #429 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Malik
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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Malik
Unlikely. With around 160 UK babies named Malik per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Malik in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Malik is rising: up 108 places since 2020, to #282 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #264 in 2024.
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, Omeed Malik and Yasin Malik. Short summaries for each appear below.
Malik appears in the US top 500 at #429 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
160
UK babies named Malik (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 108 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
Almost certainly the only Malik in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Malik
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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).
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.
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 (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.