Boys' name · since 1975
Maliek
Maliek has 1,064 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,413 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,064
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maliek is the #8413 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,064 recorded since 1975.
Maliek has 1,064 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8413 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,931 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,413 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,064 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliek ranks #4,931 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,413 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,064 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,413 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,064
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maliek's 1,064 recorded births place it above 89.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Maliek compares
1,064 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maliek's all-time total is 188% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maliek | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,064 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maliek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maliek's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 74, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maliek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Maliek by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (371 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Maliek's strongest decade.
371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Maliek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
358 births
- 2000s
2000s
371 births
- 2010s
2010s
233 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 371 births (35% of all-time use).
How Maliek compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Maliek's total volume
Maliek by state
Where Maliek concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 101 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 28 | 2.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 20 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #5 | California | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
101 of 1,064 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Maliek appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maliek's data
- Maliek's decade-level peak was the 2000s (371 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Malieks (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maliek: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Maliek 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.