Kaliq
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KHA-lik
- Origin
- Arabic
Kaliq is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “creator”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaliq mean?
Arabic: spelling of Khaliq; Arabic khaliq
“creator”
Al-Khaliq, 'the Creator', is one of the 99 names of God, often used in the compound Abdul Khaliq.
Meaning borrowed from Khaliq.
Is Kaliq a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaliq is a boys' name.
How popular is Kaliq in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Kaliq in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaliq in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Kaliq
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Zahir Muhammad Zayd Khalil Amir Nasir Ahmad Khalid Abdullah Ahmir Zamir
Names related to Kaliq
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
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, “Kaliq: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaliq, updated 20 October 2026.