Recorded 2004–2020 Boys' name Peak 2020 92 births

Malikiah — boys' name

92 babies named Malikiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s312010s492020s12
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Malikiah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

12 babies were named Malikiah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malikiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Malikiah between 2004 and 2020, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malikiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malikiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Malikiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malikiah 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 92 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.

Malikiah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

92

Since 2004

17 years of records

Peak year

2020

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2004

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2020

Malikiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2004

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2020)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 2020201720142011200920062004 5

Malikiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
49 births that decade — 53% of Malikiah's all-time total
2000s312010s492020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malikiah?
92 babies have been named Malikiah since 2004. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2020 with 12 births.
When was Malikiah most popular?
Malikiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Malikiah been used?
Malikiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 17 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Malikiah?
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.

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, 2004–2020 (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.