Given name

Alyk

“helper and defender of mankind”

Alyk is a variant of Alec. In Greek use, Alec carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Alyk 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 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Alyk through the years

Babies since 1880
27
27 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2015
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Alyk in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2007–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Alyk’s family of names

Alyk has a related form in Alec.

Walk Alyk’s family in the name graph

AlykAlikAlecAllyk

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Alyk, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Aamil

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Adith

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Aqib

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>99% boys

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Amaj

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>99% boys

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Abrien

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>99% boys

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Adidev

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>99% boys

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Alanso

“prepared for battle; eager and ready”

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>99% boys

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Ashaad

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Alyk’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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