Boys' name · since 1997
Malikk
Malikk has 37 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,341 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malikk is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 37 have been recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Malikk recorded 37 times among boys since 1997, 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 1997 to 2003.
- #24,341 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malikk ranks #24,341 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,341 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malikk's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Malikk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malikk splits its recorded history at 2000: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malikk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2003
- Peak year (2000)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Malikk by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Malikk's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Malikk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (54% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malikk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~6 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, 1997–2003 (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 Malikk 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.