Boys' name · since 1989
Maalik
Maalik has 554 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,419 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,386 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
554 babies have been named Maalik since 1989, making it today's #7386 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maalik has been recorded 554 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #7386 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #7,419 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,386 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 554 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maalik ranks #7,419 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,386 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 554 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,419 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,386 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maalik's 554 recorded births place it above 83.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maalik compares
554 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Maalik's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maalik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 554 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maalik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maalik's full recorded timeline at 2008, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maalik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Maalik by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (183 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Maalik's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Maalik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
180 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 183 births (33% of all-time use).
How Maalik compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Maalik's total volume
Maalik by state
Where Maalik concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
11 of 554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Maalik's data
- Maalik's decade-level peak was the 2000s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maaliks (11 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maalik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Maalik 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.