Malik

Malik is a male given name: 99% of people named Malik are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Arabic and Persian countries, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
US births since 1880: 43,052 male / 259 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Malik

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Malik," in English, "Guten Tag Malik," in German. Malik is a male given name: about 99% of people named Malik are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Malik,

German

Guten Tag Malik,

French

Bonjour Malik,

Spanish

Estimado/a Malik:

Chinese

Malik您好：

Japanese

Malik様

English

Hi Malik,

German

Hi Malik,

French

Salut Malik,

Spanish

Hola Malik,

Chinese

Malik你好：

Japanese

Malikさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Malik by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	99%
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	man's name	98%
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	uncommon	man's name	98%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	rare	man's name	98%
Turkey	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

43,052 male · 259 female · 43,311 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Malik a male or female name?

Malik is a male given name: 99% of people named Malik are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Malik in an email?

Is Malik a unisex name?

Malik is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Malik are men. Malik leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Malik a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/malik (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_malik,
  title  = {Is Malik a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/malik},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}