UK boy's name
Abdul-Malik
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Abdul-Malik is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Abdul-Malik popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4107, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2010, with 9 births.
This profile covers 85 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 1999 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 44% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 84 living people in the UK are called Abdul-Malik. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Abdul-Malik ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2010, when 9 boys were registered as Abdul-Malik.
- • About 84 living people in the UK are estimated to have Abdul-Malik as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4107
2023
Births in 2023
4
Latest year
Peak year
2010
9 births
Estimated living
84
2026
Popularity
Abdul-Malik over time
The chart below shows babies named Abdul-Malik registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Abdul-Malik, the clearest high point is 2010. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2023, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abdul-Malik by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Abdul-Malik was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4039 | 16 | 4 |
| 2010s | #3297 | 51 | 9 |
| 2000s | #3285 | 15 | 3 |
| 1990s | #2943 | 3 | 1 |
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- Aaron 36,366
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- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Abdul-Malik: questions and answers
How popular is the name Abdul-Malik in the UK right now?
In 2023, Abdul-Malik was ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Abdul-Malik most popular?
The peak year on record was 2010, with 9 babies registered as Abdul-Malik in England and Wales.
How many people are called Abdul-Malik in the UK?
A total of 85 babies have been registered as Abdul-Malik across the 17 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.