Boys' name · since 1994
Maliq
785 babies named Maliq in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,971 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,165 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 785
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maliq currently ranks #11165 among boys' names in America, with 785 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Maliq recorded 785 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #11165 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #5,971 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,165 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 785 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maliq ranks #5,971 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,165 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 785 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,971 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,165 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 785
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maliq's 785 recorded births place it above 86.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
How Maliq compares
785 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Maliq's all-time total is 113% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maliq | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 785 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maliq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maliq splits its recorded history at 2010: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2023 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maliq popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Maliq by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (353 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Maliq's strongest decade.
353 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Maliq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
353 births
- 2010s
2010s
206 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 353 births (45% of all-time use).
How Maliq 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 Maliq's total volume
Maliq by state
Where Maliq concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 18 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 13 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | California | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
18 of 785 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Maliq's data
- Maliq's decade-level peak was the 2000s (353 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Maliqs (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maliq: 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 (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Maliq 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.