Boys' name · since 1988
Alik
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 387 babies named Alik, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,383 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 387
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alik is the #7383 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 387 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alik has been recorded 387 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #7383 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #9,193 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,383 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 387 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alik ranks #9,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,383 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 387 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,383 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 387
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alik's 387 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alik compares
387 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alik's all-time total is 5% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 387 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alik splits its recorded history at 2008: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alik popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Alik popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2014 (Alik as girls' name)
Alik by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (124 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Alik's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Alik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 124 births (32% of all-time use).
Alik by state
Where Alik concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
13 of 387 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alik's data
- Alik's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aliks (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alik draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.