Boys' name · since 2001
Malakye
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 517 babies named Malakye, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,618 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
517 babies have been named Malakye since 2001, making it today's #8618 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malakye has been recorded 517 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #8618 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #7,746 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,618 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 517 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malakye ranks #7,746 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,618 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 517 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,618 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malakye's 517 recorded births place it above 82.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Malakye compares
517 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Malakye's all-time total is 40% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malakye | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 517 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Malakye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malakye's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malakye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Malakye by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (274 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Malakye's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Malakye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s
2010s
274 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 274 births (53% of all-time use).
How Malakye 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 Malakye's total volume
Malakye by state
Where Malakye concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
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What to do with Malakye's data
- Malakye's decade-level peak was the 2010s (274 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Malakyes (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Malakye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Malakye 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.