Malik
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic. From Arabic مَالِك (mālik) and مَلِك (malik, “Leader”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Malik (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Malik has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 20 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 24 |
| 2013 | 32 |
| 2014 | 30 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2019 | 41 |
| 2020 | 46 |
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2022 | 54 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 79 |
| 2000 | 87 |
| 2001 | 97 |
| 2002 | 107 |
| 2003 | 116 |
| 2004 | 131 |
| 2005 | 147 |
| 2006 | 179 |
| 2007 | 197 |
| 2008 | 224 |
| 2009 | 247 |
| 2010 | 267 |
| 2011 | 285 |
| 2012 | 308 |
| 2013 | 354 |
| 2014 | 381 |
| 2015 | 405 |
| 2016 | 451 |
| 2017 | 504 |
| 2018 | 546 |
| 2019 | 610 |
| 2020 | 661 |
Malik in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Malik.Hi! My name is Malik.
- Malik ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Malik called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Malik i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Malik this afternoon.
- Maliks mamma är lärare.Malik's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Maliks mamma is Malik's mum.
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Questions about Malik
How do you pronounce Malik in Swedish?
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What does the name Malik mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic. From Arabic مَالِك (mālik) and مَلِك (malik, “Leader”).
How popular is Malik in Sweden?
54 babies were named Malik in 2022. In 2020, 661 people in Sweden had Malik as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.