Abdimalik
A masculine given name of Somali origin meaning "servant of the king".
Name Census estimates that about 276 living Americans carry the first name Abdimalik. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Abdimalik today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Abdimalik births was 2016 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Abdimalik. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Abdimalik with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
276
~ 1 in 1,241,864 Americans
Peak year
2016
22 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,732
Tracked since 2001
Census
Abdimalik in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 326 people with the first name Abdimalik, which placed it at #27,839 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,839
National first-name rank
People counted
326
326 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
97.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Abdimalik
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Abdimalik is Black at 97.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (0.6%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Abdimalik described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Abdimalik at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American97.9% · 319
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2
- Two or more races0.6% · 2
- White0.3% · 1
Popularity
Abdimalik: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Abdimalik from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 163 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abdimalik by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Abdimalik during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Abdimaliks live
Origin
Meaning and history of Abdimalik
The name Abdimalik has its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is a compound name, with the first part "Abdi" meaning "servant" and the second part "Malik" meaning "king" or "sovereign." The name can be interpreted to mean "servant of the king" or "servant of the sovereign."
This name has deep roots in the Islamic tradition, as it reflects the belief in serving and submitting to the one true God, who is often referred to as the King or the Sovereign. The name may have been used in various regions of the Islamic world, including the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Asia.
One of the earliest recorded instances of this name can be found in the 8th century, when an Arab scholar and historian named Abdimalik ibn Hisham lived during the Abbasid Caliphate. He is known for his biographies of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions.
Another notable figure with this name was Abdimalik ibn Marwan, who ruled as the Umayyad Caliph from 685 to 705 CE. He was instrumental in consolidating the Umayyad dynasty's control over the Islamic empire and is credited with building the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
In the 12th century, Abdimalik al-Jawhari was a renowned Arabic lexicographer and author of the influential dictionary "Al-Sihah fi al-Lughah" (The Correct Language).
During the 13th century, Abdimalik ibn Badis was a Berber ruler and Sultan of the Zayyanid dynasty in present-day Algeria. He is remembered for his patronage of arts, architecture, and scholarship.
In the 15th century, Abdimalik al-Qadiri was a Sufi scholar and teacher from Yemen. He played a significant role in the spread of the Qadiri Sufi order in the Arabian Peninsula and wrote several works on Sufism and Islamic spirituality.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Abdimalik, reflecting its deep roots in the Islamic tradition and its prevalence across various regions and time periods.
People
Abdimalik + last name combinations
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FAQ
Abdimalik: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abdimalik?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 276 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Abdimalik going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,241,864 US residents.
Is Abdimalik a common name?
We classify Abdimalik as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 278 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Abdimalik most popular?
The single biggest year for Abdimalik was 2016, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Abdimalik is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Abdimalik in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 326 people with the name Abdimalik, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,839 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Abdimalik in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Abdimalik?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Abdimalik appears almost entirely male. Of the 326 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Abdimalik?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Abdimalik is Black at 97.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (0.6%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Abdimalik most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Abdimalik in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.9% (319 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Abdimalik in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Abdimalik a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Abdimalik in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Abdimalik still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Abdimalik in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Abdimalik can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Abdimalik?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.