The story behind Malik
From Arabic مَالِك (mālik) and مَلِك (malik, “Leader”).
Pronunciation
US: /məˈlik/
Regional pronunciation variants
- US: /mɑˈlik/
Popularity
Malik ranked #437 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Malik
Barack
Anglicized spelling, used by Luo speakers, of Barak, ostensibly as an Old Testament name. A cognate of the biblical Baruch.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Barak
From Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”). From Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “he who is blessed”). Cognate with the biblical name Baruch of Hebrew origin. The usage of the root ب ر ك (b r k)…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Barrack
Variant of Barack.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Burak
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish براق (burāḳ, “the flashing steed, name of the courser that carried Muhammed, in his night-journey (معراج (miʿrāc)) from Mekka to Jerusalem, and…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ishak
From Arabic إِسْحَاقَ (ʔisḥāqa). From Arabic إِسْحَاقَ (ʔisḥāqa). Doublet of Sehak.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
İshak
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسحاق (İshâk), from Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq), from Biblical Hebrew יִצְחָק (yiṣḥāq).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Malik
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdala
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Malik
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length