Recorded 1991–2020 Boys' name Peak 2003 228 births

Jalik — boys' name

228 babies named Jalik in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s792000s1252010s182020s6
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jalik was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jalik in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalik

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Jalik between 1991 and 2020, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jalik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalik performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jalik shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jalik in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalik 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 228 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.

Jalik at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

228

Since 1991

30 years of records

Peak year

2003

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1991

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jalik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1991

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2003)
23
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
510152025 20202011200720042001199819951991 6

Jalik by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
125 births that decade — 55% of Jalik's all-time total
1990s792000s1252010s182020s6

Jalik by state

Where Jalik concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jalik
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 2.6%
North Carolina share of Jalik's total US births 2.6%

6 of 228 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalik?
228 babies have been named Jalik since 1991. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2003 with 23 births.
When was Jalik most popular?
Jalik was most popular in the 2000s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Jalik most popular?
The top states for the name Jalik are North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Jalik been used?
Jalik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 30 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jalik?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jalen, Jaleel, Jalil, Jalon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2020 (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.