Mahlik
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAH-lik
- Origin
- Arabic
Mahlik is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “king”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mahlik mean?
Arabic: respelling of Malik
“king”
Respelling of Malik, the Arabic word for a king or ruler.
Is Mahlik a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahlik is a boys' name.
How popular is Mahlik in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Mahlik in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mahlik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Names like Mahlik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Muhammad, Zahir, Musa, Mustafa, Ahmad, Zayd, Amir, Abdullah, Nasir, Musab, Ahmir
Names related to Mahlik
Malik, Malikai, Maliki, Malick, Maliek, Malikye, Malikhi, Maalik
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, “Mahlik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahlik, updated 20 October 2026.