Boys' name · since 1995
Malyk
404 babies named Malyk in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,261 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 404
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
404 babies have been named Malyk since 1995, making it today's #9261 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malyk has been recorded 404 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #9261 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #8,973 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,261 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 404 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malyk ranks #8,973 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,261 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 404 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,261 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 404
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malyk's 404 recorded births place it above 80.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Malyk compares
404 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
Malyk's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malyk | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 404 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Malyk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malyk splits its recorded history at 2010: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malyk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Malyk by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (134 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Malyk's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Malyk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134 births (33% of all-time use).
Malyk by state
Where Malyk concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 404 births nationwide.
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What to do with Malyk's data
- Malyk's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (134 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Malyks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malyk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Malyk 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.