Given name
Maalik
“the sovereign”
Maalik is a variant of Malik. One Arabic interpretation is “the sovereign.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maalik is a variant of Malik. One Arabic interpretation is “the sovereign.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maalik is a variant of Malik. An origin associated with Malik is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maalik through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 554
- 554 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,484 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,484 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 422 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Maalik
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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