MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Malik mean?
Mālik is the Arabic possessor word borrowed into Urdu and Hindi; it is distinct from malik, king, in Arabic vowel pattern. The long ā of Mālik is important to the owner interpretation.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
مالك
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मालिक
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Malik in Indian usage
126,449 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 55,886 records (44.2%).
- Recorded as male: 70,563 records (55.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,749 |
| 1940s | 5,560 |
| 1950s | 10,982 |
| 1960s | 18,776 |
| 1970s | 27,229 |
| 1980s | 35,737 |
| 1990s | 26,075 |
| Other decades | 341 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Gujarat | 99,640 |
| Maharashtra | 14,918 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,310 |
| Bihar | 2,947 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 918 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 541 |
| Jharkhand | 519 |
| Haryana | 245 |
| Kerala | 225 |
| Delhi | 210 |
| Odisha | 163 |
| Rajasthan | 160 |
| Assam | 142 |
| Punjab | 128 |
| Other states | 383 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Malik / M | 160 | 282 |
| Scotland | Malik / M | 5 | 560 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Documented namesakes
Malik Sulaiman
Malaysian sailor
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Malik ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Malik; Table_6, C287 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Malik; Table_6, C287
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Malik; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Malik; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: مالك ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.