Abdulmalik
Servant of the owner or sovereign, derived from Arabic.
Name Census estimates that about 556 living Americans carry the first name Abdulmalik. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Abdulmalik today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Abdulmalik births was 2015 (36 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Abdulmalik. 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.
People living today
556
~ 1 in 616,465 Americans
Peak year
2015
36 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,871
Tracked since 1988
Popularity
Abdulmalik: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Abdulmalik from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 264 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Abdulmalik remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abdulmalik 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 Abdulmalik during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Abdulmaliks live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Texas, Illinois, New York recorded the most babies named Abdulmalik, while Washington, Pennsylvania, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 6 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Abdulmalik
The name Abdulmalik is an Arabic name derived from the words "Abd" meaning "servant" and "Malik" meaning "king" or "sovereign." It originated in the Middle East during the 7th century AD, around the time of the rise of Islam.
Abdulmalik was the name of several prominent figures in Islamic history. One of the most notable bearers of this name was Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, who ruled the Umayyad Caliphate from 685 to 705 AD. He is known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and the construction of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, one of the earliest and most significant Islamic shrines.
Another historically significant figure named Abdulmalik was Abdulmalik ibn Marwan, the father of the above-mentioned Caliph, who served as the governor of Medina and played a crucial role in the establishment of the Umayyad dynasty.
In the 11th century, Abdulmalik ibn Hisham, also known as Ibn Hisham, was a renowned Muslim scholar and historian from Basra, Iraq. He is best known for his biographical work on the life of the Prophet Muhammad, entitled "Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah" (The Life of the Prophet).
During the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt and Syria (1250-1517), there was a Sultan named Abdulmalik al-Nasir Muhammad, who ruled from 1293 to 1294. He was known for his efforts to reform the state administration and curb the power of the Mamluk elite.
In more recent times, Abdulmalik Anwar Khan (1913-1997) was a prominent Pakistani politician and diplomat who served as the Governor of West Pakistan and later as the Governor of Balochistan.
The name Abdulmalik continues to be popular in various Arab and Muslim communities around the world, often carrying the same connotations of servitude to God and sovereignty or leadership.
People
Abdulmalik + last name combinations
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FAQ
Abdulmalik: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abdulmalik?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 556 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Abdulmalik 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 616,465 US residents.
Is Abdulmalik a common name?
We classify Abdulmalik as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 562 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Abdulmalik most popular?
The single biggest year for Abdulmalik was 2015, when 36 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Abdulmalik is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Abdulmalik a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Abdulmalik 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.
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.