US rank #5324 Boys' name Peak 1997 604 births

Malick — #5324 US boys' name

604 babies named Malick in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1192000s2062010s1942020s85
#5324
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Malick was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

32 babies were named Malick in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malick

The Social Security Administration has registered 604 babies named Malick between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malick currently holds the #5324 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malick performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Malick shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malick in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malick 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 604 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.

Malick at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

604

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

1997

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,324

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
32
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941991 7

Malick by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
206 births that decade — 34% of Malick's all-time total
1990s1192000s2062010s1942020s85

Malick by state

Where Malick concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Malick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
87 14.4%
New York share of Malick's total US births 14.4%

87 of 604 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malick?
604 babies have been named Malick since 1991. It currently ranks #5324 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 32 births.
When was Malick most popular?
Malick was most popular in the 2000s decade with 206 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Malick most popular?
The top states for the name Malick are New York (87 births).
How long has the name Malick been used?
Malick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malick?
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, 1991–2024 (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.