Recorded 2002–2023 Boys' name Peak 2019 56 births

Malkiel — boys' name

56 babies named Malkiel in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s272020s17
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Malkiel was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

10 babies were named Malkiel in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malkiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Malkiel between 2002 and 2023, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malkiel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malkiel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Malkiel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malkiel 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 56 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.

Malkiel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

56

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2019

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

Malkiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2002

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2019)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 202320222020201920172014201320092002 6

Malkiel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
27 births that decade — 48% of Malkiel's all-time total
2000s122010s272020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malkiel?
56 babies have been named Malkiel since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 10 births.
When was Malkiel most popular?
Malkiel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Malkiel been used?
Malkiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 22 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Malkiel?
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, 2002–2023 (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.