Maliki
Boy · mah-LEE-kee · Arabic
Maliki is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “kingly, royal”. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Maliki mean?
Arabic: from Arabic malik 'king'
“kingly, royal”
Built on Arabic malik 'king'; Maliki is also the Sunni school of law named after Imam Malik ibn Anas.
- Say it
- mah-LEE-kee
Is Maliki a girl's or a boy's name?
Maliki is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maliki in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 7 boys.
Maliki in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
How popular is Maliki in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Maliki, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,365th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 79 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Maliki in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maliki in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,120 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2,365 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,850 |
| 2018 | 53 | #2,444 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,070 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,275 |
| 2014 | 50 | #2,490 |
| 2013 | 51 | #2,423 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,715 |
| 2011 | 47 | #2,589 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,428 |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,584 |
| 2008 | 56 | #2,326 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,372 |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,247 |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,688 |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,448 |
| 2003 | 41 | #2,503 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
Names like Maliki
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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