Recorded 1996–1997 Boys' name Peak 1997 11 births

Maliak — boys' name

11 babies named Maliak in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s11
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Maliak was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maliak in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maliak

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Maliak between 1996 and 1997, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maliak currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maliak performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maliak 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 11 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.

Maliak at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

11

Since 1996

2 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1996

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1997

Maliak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1996

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19971996 5

Maliak by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 100% of Maliak's all-time total
1990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maliak?
11 babies have been named Maliak since 1996. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Maliak most popular?
Maliak was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Maliak been used?
Maliak has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 2 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Maliak?
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.

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, 1996–1997 (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.