Boys' name · since 1949
Malik
49,607 babies named Malik in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #437 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,607
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
Malik currently ranks #437 among boys' names in America, with 49,607 babies recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Malik recorded 49,607 times among boys since 1949, holding rank #437 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, 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 1949 to 2025.
- #514 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #437 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 49,607 born since 1949
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malik ranks #514 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #437 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 49,607 born since 1949, peaking in the 1990s.
- #514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #437 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,607
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
Malik's 49,607 recorded births place it above 98.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Malik compares
49,607 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Malik's all-time total is 134x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49,607 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,026 | 34 | 22,252 |
Malik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malik splits its recorded history at 1994: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 4,026 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malik popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 4,026
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Malik popularity over time - girls
259 total births recorded since 1970 (Malik as girls' name)
Malik by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17,951 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Malik's strongest decade.
17,951 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Malik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 139
1960s
139 births
- 1970s 1,348
1970s
1,348 births
- 1980s 1,427
1980s
1,427 births
- 1990s
1990s
17,951 births
- 2000s
2000s
14,766 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,210 births
- 2020s 4,755
2020s
4,755 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17,951 births (36% of all-time use).
How Malik 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 Malik's total volume
Malik by state
Where Malik concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 4,791 | 9.7% |
| #2 | California | | 3,494 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 3,491 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 3,050 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,942 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Texas | | 2,471 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,313 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,265 | 4.6% |
4,791 of 49,607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Malik appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Malik's data
- Malik's decade-level peak was the 1990s (17,951 total births); usage has since declined to 4,755 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Maliks (4,791 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 Malik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Malik 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.