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Malik

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What official birth registration shows about Malik: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2003

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2003 to 2003, ranging from #4373 to #4373.2003#4373#4373
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2003#4373

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 31 of the 61 years from 1965 to 2025.

In 2025: #282 among boys in England and Wales, #407 among boys in Norway, #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1965–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #488 among boys in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #264 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #282 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #264 in England and Wales in 2024.

Malik's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#282160HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#264177HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#271172HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#317141HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#378118HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#390109HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#399109HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#410104HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#52275HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#50181HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#42397HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#47583HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#44091HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#44090HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#47977HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#53165HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#50569HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#61351HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#50165HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#50460HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#61543HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#50052HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#50947HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#49344HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#44448HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#45345HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#46745HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#55433HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#38658HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#44544HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#4077HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#31212HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#28914HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#29413HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#3608HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#32410HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#3828HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4566HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4118HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#3929HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#35611HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#36910HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4656HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4796HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4128HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5145HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4089HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4079HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#36810HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4048HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4965HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5125HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#5364HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4626HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4686HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5205HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#6344HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5835HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#6244HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5814HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4885HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#4727HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#4727HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5096HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#6374HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5066HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#5475HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4916HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4796HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5485HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4916HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#6044HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4934HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#3706HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#4513HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#3373HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4327HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Malik is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Malik, between 1965 and 2025, in 36 of those 61 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2023Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2000England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2024Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2024ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419652025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1965–202531#289 in 2023
Republic of Ireland1992–202520#312 in 2000
England and Wales1996–202530#264 in 2024
Northern Ireland2017–20242#339 in 2024
Scotland20241#432 in 2024

Its high point came 24 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2000) than in England and Wales (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 9 years after 1979; it appears again in 1989.

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What is known about Malik

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1965–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #264 in England and Wales in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.