Boys' name · since 1974
Maleek
Maleek has 2,086 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,415 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,086
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,086 babies have been named Maleek since 1974, making it today's #3415 boys' name.
Maleek has 2,086 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3415 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #3,224 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,415 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,086 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleek ranks #3,224 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,415 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,086 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,415 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,086
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maleek's 2,086 recorded births place it above 92.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Maleek compares
2,086 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Maleek's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maleek | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,086 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maleek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maleek splits its recorded history at 2005: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 90 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maleek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Maleek by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (677 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Maleek's strongest decade.
677 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Maleek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
529 births
- 2000s
2000s
677 births
- 2010s
2010s
550 births
- 2020s
2020s
291 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 677 births (32% of all-time use).
How Maleek 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 Maleek's total volume
Maleek by state
Where Maleek concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 221 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 126 | 6.0% |
| #3 | California | | 73 | 3.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 57 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 42 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 31 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 23 | 1.1% |
221 of 2,086 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Maleek appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maleek's data
- Maleek's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (677 total births) through the 2020s (291) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Maleeks (221 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Maleek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Maleek 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.