Boys' name · since 1992
Malike
Malike has 166 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,104 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malike is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 166 have been recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Malike recorded 166 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2009.
- #14,104 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 166 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malike ranks #14,104 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,104 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malike's 166 recorded births place it above 68.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Malike's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malike's full recorded timeline at 2001, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malike popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2009
- Peak year (2000)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Malike by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (88 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Malike's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Malike births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88 births (53% of all-time use).
Malike by state
Where Malike concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 6.6% |
11 of 166 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Malikes (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Malike: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1992–2009 (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 Malike 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.