The baby name Melek is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmelek/ (MEH-lek; Turkish [ˈmelek]).
The baby name Melek is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmelek/ (MEH-lek; Turkish [ˈmelek]).
Melek is Arabic, Turkish in Origin.
Melek is a Turkish and Azerbaijani given name meaning “angel,” from Arabic malak (ملك). It entered Anatolian usage via Ottoman Turkish and appears in court records, poetry, and devotional literature; at times it functioned as an honorific and was even borne by men (compare Melek Ahmed Pasha), though in modern Turkish it is chiefly feminine. The name also occurs among Kurds and Bosniaks through Ottoman influence. In Arabic, the cognate Malak remains a unisex choice. Symbolically, Melek evokes purity, protection, and kindness - qualities associated with angelic beings.
Variants and related forms include Malak and Malaak (Arabic), and Azerbaijani Mələk. Short forms such as Meli or Mele are heard in Turkish. Compound blends like Meleknur (“angelic light”) occasionally appear. Not to be confused with Malek/Malik (“king”) or Malika/Malekeh (“queen”), nor with Hebrew Melech (“king”); these share Semitic roots but carry distinct meanings.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| TM | 0 | #4 | 1 | 66 | |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #15 | 23 | 574 |
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #25 | 65 | 1,051 |
| AZ | 0 | #36 | 8 | 706 | |
| GE | 0 | #41 | 4 | 997 | |
| TR | 0 | #66 | 33,070 | 19,440 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #72 | 210 | 3,559 |
| AL | 0 | #74 | 3 | 2,372 | |
| BG | 0 | #79 | 4 | 1,799 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #93 | 2 | 2,402 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #104 | 5 | 1,564 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #119 | 17 | 1,786 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| IQ | 0 | #125 | 9 | 3,533 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #127 | 5 | 1,400 |
| GR | 0 | #130 | 6 | 3,911 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #162 | 13 | 2,769 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #163 | 23 | 424 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #167 | 13 | 1,568 |
| TN | 0 | #173 | 2,944 | 13,765 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #201 | 6 | 5,198 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #201 | 42 | 6,293 |
| Austria | 0 | #202 | 12 | 850 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #206 | 14 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #212 | 11 | 4,141 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #252 | 291 | 11,303 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2023 | #274 | 6 | 2,824 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #274 | 43 | 7,429 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #292 | 3 | 3,687 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #297 | 128 | 1,885 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #298 | 23 | 5,862 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #332 | 825 | 4,949 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #334 | 72 | 3,185 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #336 | 8 | 15,378 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #347 | 5 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #354 | 5 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| NL | 0 | #376 | 16 | 2,481 | |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #380 | 12 | 1,368 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #390 | 5 | 2,886 |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| Germany | 0 | #395 | 43 | 2,542 | |
| BO | 0 | #402 | 7 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #416 | 9 | 15,987 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #421 | 78 | 11,913 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #525 | 11 | 12,703 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #538 | 16 | 20,968 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #588 | 24 | 9,488 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #628 | 40 | 13,071 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #642 | 97 | 3,895 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 320 | 5,933 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #708 | 21 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #795 | 57 | 14,098 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| DZ | 0 | #848 | 336 | 20,130 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #855 | 32 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #861 | 56 | 8,487 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #875 | 61 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #888 | 5 | 7,044 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #906 | 38 | 14,861 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #916 | 37 | 5,697 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #936 | 16 | 5,873 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #950 | 10 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #963 | 21 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,027 | 7 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,054 | 25 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,089 | 40 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,172 | 12 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,381 | 66 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,424 | 48 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,600 | 15 | 28,008 |
Melek is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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