The first name Abdulmalik
A boy’s name from Arabic.
4 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ المَلِك (ʕabdu l-malik).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 10 boys were named Abdulmalik, making it the 2,269th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 20 births (#1,281).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Abdulmalik with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Abdulmalik at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 14 boys born in the United States were named Abdulmalik, the 6,147th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 36 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Abdulmalik
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ibn ZuhrArab physician, surgeon and poet (1094–1162)
- Al-ʾAṣmaʿiyyBasra school Arab scholar and grammarian (c.740–828/833)
- Ibn JurayjEighth-century Meccan Islamic scholar, 699–767
- Abd al-Malik ibn Qatn al-Fihri8th-century Umayyad governor of Al-Andalus, 653–742
- Abd al-Malik ibn HabībAndalusian Arab polymath (796–853)
- Abd al-Malik ibn SalihAbbasid general and provincial governor (750–812)
- Abu Awn Abd al-Malik ibn Yazid8th-century Abbasid provincial governor, 701–784
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Questions
- What does the name Abdulmalik mean?
- Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ المَلِك (ʕabdu l-malik).
- What is the origin of the name Abdulmalik?
- Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ المَلِك (ʕabdu l-malik).
- How popular is the name Abdulmalik?
- In 2025, 10 boys born in England and Wales were named Abdulmalik, ranking 2,269th. Its peak was 2014, with 20 births.
- Is Abdulmalik a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 576 US babies named Abdulmalik since 1880 were boys.
- When was Abdulmalik most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 36 babies were named Abdulmalik, its highest rank at 3,150th.