Recorded 1997–2018 Boys' name Peak 1998 24 births

Mallik — boys' name

24 babies named Mallik in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Mallik was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mallik in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mallik

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Mallik between 1997 and 2018, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mallik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mallik performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mallik shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mallik 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 24 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.

Mallik at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

24

Since 1997

22 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1997

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2018

Mallik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1997

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Mallik by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 58% of Mallik's all-time total
1990s142000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mallik?
24 babies have been named Mallik since 1997. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Mallik most popular?
Mallik was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Mallik been used?
Mallik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 22 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Mallik?
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, 1997–2018 (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.