US rank #9808 Girls' name Peak 2010 319 births

Malaak — #9808 US girls' name

319 babies named Malaak in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s1222010s1262020s49
#9808
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Malaak was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

24 babies were named Malaak in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malaak

The Social Security Administration has registered 319 babies named Malaak between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malaak currently holds the #9808 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malaak performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Malaak shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Malaak in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malaak 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 319 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.

Malaak at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

319

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2010

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,808

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malaak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
24
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200420001992 5

Malaak by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
126 births that decade — 39% of Malaak's all-time total
1990s222000s1222010s1262020s49

Malaak by state

Where Malaak concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Malaak
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.6%
#2 Illinois
5 1.6%
#3 New York
5 1.6%
California share of Malaak's total US births 1.6%
Even split

5 of 319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malaak?
319 babies have been named Malaak since 1992. It currently ranks #9808 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 24 births.
When was Malaak most popular?
Malaak was most popular in the 2010s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Malaak most popular?
The top states for the name Malaak are California (5 births), Illinois (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Malaak been used?
Malaak has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malaak?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1992–2024 (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.