Boys' name · since 1992
Maliki
1,181 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.
- #4,634 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,792 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,181
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maliki currently ranks #4792 among boys' names in America, with 1,181 babies recorded since 1992.
Maliki has 1,181 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4792 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #4,634 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,792 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,181 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliki ranks #4,634 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,792 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,181 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,634 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,792 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,181
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maliki's 1,181 recorded births place it above 89.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Maliki compares
1,181 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Maliki's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maliki | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,181 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maliki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maliki's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 79, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maliki popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Maliki by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (474 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Maliki's strongest decade.
474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Maliki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
439 births
- 2010s
2010s
474 births
- 2020s
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 474 births (40% of all-time use).
How Maliki 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 Maliki's total volume
Maliki by state
Where Maliki concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 67 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 23 | 1.9% |
| #3 | California | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
67 of 1,181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Maliki appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maliki's data
- Maliki's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (474 total births) through the 2020s (200) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Malikis (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Maliki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Maliki 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.