Boys' name · since 1991
Jalik
234 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.
- #12,046 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,126 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 234
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalik currently ranks #11126 among boys' names in America, with 234 babies recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Jalik recorded 234 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #11126 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #12,046 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,126 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 234 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalik ranks #12,046 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,126 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 234 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,046 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,126 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 234
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalik's 234 recorded births place it above 73.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Jalik compares
234 41st percentile among 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
Jalik's all-time total is 37% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 234 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jalik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jalik's full recorded timeline at 2004, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jalik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Jalik by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (125 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Jalik's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jalik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 125 births (53% of all-time use).
Jalik by state
Where Jalik concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 2.6% |
6 of 234 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jalik's data
- Jalik's decade-level peak was the 2000s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Jaliks (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Jalik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Jalik 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.