Boys' name · since 1996
Maliak
Maliak has 11 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,851 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maliak sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Maliak recorded 11 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 1997.
- #33,851 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliak ranks #33,851 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #33,851 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maliak's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maliak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maliak's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maliak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1997
- Peak year (1997)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Maliak by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Maliak's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Maliak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maliak: 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 (~1 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, 1996–1997 (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 Maliak 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.