Given name & surname
Malak
“a heavenly messenger; an angel”
Malak is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “a heavenly messenger; an angel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “a heavenly messenger; an angel.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malak through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,183
- 289 boys · 3,894 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 210 babies
- 2025
- 154
- #1,544 for girls · #5,523 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 9% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 137 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,544 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 210 in 2011. It also appeared in 17 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,277 as a first name in 2020; 1,275 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malak’s family of names
Malak has a related form in Malachi. Malak has a related form in Malaika. Malak has a related form in Malaka.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Malachivariant
- Malaikavariant
- Malakiavariant
- Mallaklikely variant
- Malaekavariant
- Malaykavariant
- Malakavariant
- Malaekvariant
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Malak
- Malak Hifni NasifEgyptian Feminist (1886–1918)
- Malak MattarPalestinian artist-painterborn 1999
- Malak al-KashifEgyptian LGBT rights activistborn 1999
- Malak KarshCanadian photographer (1915-2001)
- Malak Jân NematiKudish poet (1906-1993)
- Malak SukkarSyrian actress (1946-1992)
- Malak SelimEgyptian rhythmic gymnastborn 2003
- Malak HamzaEgyptian trampoline gymnastborn 2001
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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