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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).

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229
babies named Abdulmalik, 1996–2025
#2,269
rank in 2025
2014
peak year

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.

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576
babies named Abdulmalik since 1880
#6,147
rank in 2025
2015
peak year

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 Zuhr
    Arab physician, surgeon and poet (1094–1162)
  • Al-ʾAṣmaʿiyy
    Basra school Arab scholar and grammarian (c.740–828/833)
  • Ibn Jurayj
    Eighth-century Meccan Islamic scholar, 699–767
  • Abd al-Malik ibn Qatn al-Fihri
    8th-century Umayyad governor of Al-Andalus, 653–742
  • Abd al-Malik ibn Habīb
    Andalusian Arab polymath (796–853)
  • Abd al-Malik ibn Salih
    Abbasid general and provincial governor (750–812)
  • Abu Awn Abd al-Malik ibn Yazid
    8th-century Abbasid provincial governor, 701–784

More Arabic boys’ names

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.