| Adam | Malik | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Arabic form of Adam; man, earth | king |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | AA-dam | MAH-lik |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1949 |
| Peak year | 1984 (23,939) | 1996 (4,026) |
| In 2025 | 3,501 | 724 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adam | Malik |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 21,571 | 4,755 |
| 2010s | 50,704 | 9,210 |
| 2000s | 71,028 | 14,766 |
| 1990s | 106,909 | 17,951 |
| 1980s | 195,086 | 1,427 |
| 1970s | 91,739 | 1,348 |
| 1960s | 22,925 | 139 |
| 1950s | 3,732 | 6 |
| 1940s | 2,436 | 5 |
| 1930s | 2,409 | 0 |
| 1920s | 4,455 | 0 |
| 1910s | 4,480 | 0 |
| 1900s | 1,021 | 0 |
| 1890s | 863 | 0 |
| 1880s | 1,020 | 0 |
The Arabic form of Adam (Adam), the first human and a prophet in Islam. Of ancient Semitic/Hebrew origin, connected with 'adamah ('earth, ground') and with the sense of 'man, mankind'. Widely used across both Muslim and Western naming.
Arabic 'malik' means 'king', from the Semitic root m-l-k ('to rule, to be king'). Al-Malik ('The King') is one of the names of God in Islam. Cognate with Hebrew 'melech'.
Adam is more popular than Malik today: about 3,501 US babies were given the name Adam in 2025, compared with 724 named Malik.
Adam means Arabic form of Adam; man, earth (arabic origin), while Malik means king (arabic origin).
In US records, Adam first appears in 1880 and Malik in 1949, so Adam has the longer recorded history.