US rank #11553 Boys' name Peak 2011 508 births

Malakye — #11553 US boys' name

508 babies named Malakye in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1672010s2742020s67
#11553
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Malakye was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

50 babies were named Malakye in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malakye

The Social Security Administration has registered 508 babies named Malakye between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malakye currently holds the #11553 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malakye performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 274 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Malakye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Malakye in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malakye 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 508 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.

Malakye at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

508

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2011

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,553

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malakye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
50
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Malakye by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
274 births that decade — 54% of Malakye's all-time total
2000s1672010s2742020s67

Malakye by state

Where Malakye concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Malakye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 3.0%
#2 Arkansas
6 1.2%
Texas share of Malakye's total US births 3.0%
Even split

15 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malakye?
508 babies have been named Malakye since 2001. It currently ranks #11553 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 50 births.
When was Malakye most popular?
Malakye was most popular in the 2010s decade with 274 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Malakye most popular?
The top states for the name Malakye are Texas (15 births), Arkansas (6 births).
How long has the name Malakye been used?
Malakye has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malakye?
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, 2001–2024 (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.