Melik
Мelik was a hereditary Armenian noble title used in Eastern Armenia from the Late Middle Ages until the nineteenth century. The meliks represented some of the last remnants of the old Armenian nobility, as well as Persian nobility in Shirvan and other areas of the Persian Empire.
Meaning & Origin of Melik
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Мelik was a hereditary Armenian noble title used in Eastern Armenia from the Late Middle Ages until the nineteenth century. The meliks represented some of the last remnants of the old Armenian nobility, as well as Persian nobility in Shirvan and other areas of the Persian Empire.
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The Story of Melik
Melik first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 33 Meliks were born — ranking #2,449 that year. As of 2026, Melik ranks #6,428 for baby boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). In total, more than 514 Meliks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Melik
Melik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 514 births in the dataset. Melik's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,449. Use the chart and map above to compare Melik's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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