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Malik

Boy

Origin of the name

Malik comes from the Arabic malik, “king.”

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1996, with 4,026 births and the No. 97 spot that year. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 81% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 437. 36% of all babies named Malik since 1880 were born in the 1990s.
49,607births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 97rank at its peak, in 1996

Where babies named Malik are born

1996

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The darker the blue, the more common Malik is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Malik is most common in District of Columbia (4.8 times), Maryland (2.3) and Georgia (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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