US rank #5332 Boys' name Peak 2005 1,160 births

Maliki — #5332 US boys' name

1,160 babies named Maliki in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s682000s4392010s4742020s179
#5332
of 14,243 boys in use

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

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Maliki was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

79 babies were named Maliki in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maliki

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,160 babies named Maliki between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maliki currently holds the #5332 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maliki performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 474 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maliki shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 67 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Maliki in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maliki 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 1,160 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.

Maliki at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,160

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2005

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,332

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maliki popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
79
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Maliki by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
474 births that decade — 41% of Maliki's all-time total
1990s682000s4392010s4742020s179

Maliki by state

Where Maliki concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maliki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
67 5.8%
#2 Indiana
23 2.0%
#3 California
18 1.6%
#4 Ohio
12 1.0%
#5 Florida
11 0.9%
#6 North Carolina
10 0.9%
#7 Michigan
7 0.6%
#8 Illinois
6 0.5%
Texas share of Maliki's total US births 5.8%
Even split

67 of 1,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Maliki appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maliki?
1,160 babies have been named Maliki since 1992. It currently ranks #5332 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 79 births.
When was Maliki most popular?
Maliki was most popular in the 2010s decade with 474 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Maliki most popular?
The top states for the name Maliki are Texas (67 births), Indiana (23 births), California (18 births).
How long has the name Maliki been used?
Maliki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maliki?
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, 1992–2024 (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.