US rank #1388 Boys' name Peak 2007 4,624 births

Malaki — #1388 US boys' name

4,624 babies named Malaki in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1152000s18382010s19362020s730
#1388
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Malaki was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

278 babies were named Malaki in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malaki

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,624 babies named Malaki between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malaki currently holds the #1388 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 278 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malaki performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,936 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Malaki shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 444 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Malaki in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malaki 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 4,624 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.

Malaki at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,624

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2007

278 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,388

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malaki popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
278
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Malaki popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2011 (Malaki as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2011 5

Malaki by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,936 births that decade — 42% of Malaki's all-time total
1980s51990s1152000s18382010s19362020s730

Malaki by state

Where Malaki concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Malaki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
444 9.6%
#2 California
292 6.3%
#3 Florida
248 5.4%
#4 Ohio
207 4.5%
#5 Tennessee
158 3.4%
#6 North Carolina
153 3.3%
#7 Indiana
150 3.2%
#8 New York
140 3.0%
Texas share of Malaki's total US births 9.6%
Even split

444 of 4,624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Malaki appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malaki?
4,624 babies have been named Malaki since 1989. It currently ranks #1388 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 278 births.
When was Malaki most popular?
Malaki was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,936 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Malaki most popular?
The top states for the name Malaki are Texas (444 births), California (292 births), Florida (248 births).
How long has the name Malaki been used?
Malaki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malaki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Malcolm, Malachi, Malik, Malakai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.