US rank #4950 Boys' name Peak 2015 562 births

Abdulmalik — #4950 US boys' name

562 babies named Abdulmalik in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s842000s1212010s2642020s88
#4950
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Abdulmalik was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

36 babies were named Abdulmalik in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abdulmalik

The Social Security Administration has registered 562 babies named Abdulmalik between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abdulmalik currently holds the #4950 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abdulmalik performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Abdulmalik shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Abdulmalik in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abdulmalik in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 562 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abdulmalik at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

562

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2015

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,950

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abdulmalik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
36
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941988 5

Abdulmalik by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
264 births that decade — 47% of Abdulmalik's all-time total
1980s51990s842000s1212010s2642020s88

Abdulmalik by state

Where Abdulmalik concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Abdulmalik
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.0%
#2 Illinois
5 0.9%
#3 New York
5 0.9%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.9%
#5 Washington
5 0.9%
Texas share of Abdulmalik's total US births 2.0%
Even split

11 of 562 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abdulmalik?
562 babies have been named Abdulmalik since 1988. It currently ranks #4950 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 36 births.
When was Abdulmalik most popular?
Abdulmalik was most popular in the 2010s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Abdulmalik most popular?
The top states for the name Abdulmalik are Texas (11 births), Illinois (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Abdulmalik been used?
Abdulmalik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abdulmalik?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abdullah, Abdiel, Abdul, Abdulrahman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.