US rank #9346 Boys' name Peak 2015 90 births

Maleko — #9346 US boys' name

90 babies named Maleko in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s52010s472020s28
#9346
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Maleko was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

10 babies were named Maleko in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maleko

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Maleko between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maleko currently holds the #9346 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maleko performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maleko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maleko in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maleko 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 90 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.

Maleko at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

90

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2015

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,346

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maleko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
10
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 2024202220182016201320071995 5

Maleko by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
47 births that decade — 52% of Maleko's all-time total
1990s102000s52010s472020s28

Maleko by state

Where Maleko concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maleko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 5.6%
Hawaii share of Maleko's total US births 5.6%

5 of 90 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maleko?
90 babies have been named Maleko since 1995. It currently ranks #9346 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 10 births.
When was Maleko most popular?
Maleko was most popular in the 2010s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Maleko most popular?
The top states for the name Maleko are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Maleko been used?
Maleko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maleko?
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, 1995–2024 (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.