Given name
Alik
“helper and defender of mankind”
Alik is a variant of Alec. In Greek use, Alec carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alik is a variant of Alec. In Greek use, Alec carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alik through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 392
- 387 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,217 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,217 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 591 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alik’s family of names
Alik has a related form in Alec. In Russian usage, Alik is a transliteration of Алик.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Alik
- Alik SakharovSoviet-American cinematographerborn 1959
- Alik GershonIsraeli chess playerborn 1980
- Alik CavaliereItalian sculptor (1926-1998)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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