Boys' name · since 1994
Maleke
Maleke has 201 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 201
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maleke sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 201 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Maleke recorded 201 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2016.
- #12,927 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 201 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleke ranks #12,927 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 201 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 201
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maleke's 201 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maleke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maleke splits its recorded history at 2004: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maleke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2016
- Peak year (1997)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Maleke by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (96 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Maleke's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Maleke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 96 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Maleke's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2010s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maleke: 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 (~22 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, 1994–2016 (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 Maleke 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.