Boys' name · since 1997
Mallik
Mallik has 24 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
24 boys have been named Mallik since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mallik recorded 24 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2018.
- #27,573 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 24 born since 1997
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mallik ranks #27,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mallik's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mallik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mallik's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mallik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2018
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Mallik by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (14 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Mallik's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Mallik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Mallik's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- 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 Mallik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1997–2018 (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 Mallik 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.