Malik - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Malik \m(a)-lik\ is pronounced MAL-ik, ma-LEEK. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "sovereign". May be related to Malak (Arabic) "angel", equivalent of the English name Malachi. Malcom X's Islamic name was El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Actor Art Malik.

Malik has 6 variant forms: Maleek, Maleeq, Malek, Maliq, Malique and Mallik.

Baby names that sound like Malik are Maleki, Malaki and Malki.

Malik is an uncommon male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Malik. Click here to compare Malik with related baby names.