Boys' name · since 2001
Malikye
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 396 babies named Malikye, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,076 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,333 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 396
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malikye currently ranks #9333 among boys' names in America, with 396 babies recorded since 2001.
Malikye has 396 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9333 as of the latest data, more common than 33% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #9,076 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,333 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 396 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malikye ranks #9,076 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,333 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 396 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,076 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,333 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 396
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malikye's 396 recorded births place it above 80.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Malikye compares
396 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Malikye's all-time total is 7% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malikye | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 396 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Malikye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malikye's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malikye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Malikye by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (187 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Malikye's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Malikye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 187 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Malikye's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (187 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malikye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Malikye 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.