Kalik
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kha-LEEK
- Origin
- Arabic
Kalik is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “creator”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kalik mean?
Arabic: spelling of Khalik, itself a spelling of Khaliq, from Arabic khaliq
“creator”
Spelling of Khaliq, Arabic for creator, one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
Meaning borrowed from Khalik.
Is Kalik a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalik is a boys' name.
How popular is Kalik in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Kalik in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
Names like Kalik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Malik Khalil Nasir Hamza Khalid Amir Ahmad Kareem Zahir Ishvik Samir Yahir
Names related to Kalik
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kalik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalik, updated 20 October 2026.