Boys' name · since 2000
Maleki
253 babies named Maleki in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 253
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maleki is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 253 have been recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Maleki recorded 253 times among boys since 2000, 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 2000 to 2024.
- #11,596 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 253 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maleki ranks #11,596 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 253 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 253
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maleki's 253 recorded births place it above 74.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maleki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maleki's full recorded timeline at 2012, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maleki popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Maleki by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (133 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Maleki's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Maleki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 133 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Maleki's data
- Maleki's decade-level peak was the 2000s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maleki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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, 2000–2024 (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 Maleki 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.