Girls' name · since 1990

Malieka

21 babies named Malieka in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#45,485 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1990
1990s
peak decade

21 girls have been named Malieka since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Malieka recorded 21 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1990 to 1996.

  • #45,485 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 1990
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malieka ranks #45,485 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.

#45,485 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1990
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Malieka's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Malieka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Malieka splits its recorded history at 1993: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Malieka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 1990199119931996 6

Malieka by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Malieka's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Malieka births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malieka?
21 babies have been named Malieka since 1990. All-time, it sits at #45,485 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
Where does Malieka sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malieka ranks #45,485 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Malieka most popular?
Malieka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Malieka been used?
The SSA has tracked Malieka since 1990 -- 7 years through the most recent 1996 data.
What names are similar to Malieka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Malieka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–1996 (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 Malieka 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.