US rank #6037 Boys' name Peak 1997 396 births

Malyk — #6037 US boys' name

396 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.

1990s982000s1342010s772020s87
#6037
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Malyk was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

29 babies were named Malyk in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malyk

The Social Security Administration has registered 396 babies named Malyk between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malyk currently holds the #6037 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malyk performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Malyk shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malyk in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malyk 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 396 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.

Malyk at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

396

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

1997

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,037

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malyk popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
29
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 20242020201520112007200319991995 5

Malyk by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
134 births that decade — 34% of Malyk's all-time total
1990s982000s1342010s772020s87

Malyk by state

Where Malyk concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Malyk
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.3%
Illinois share of Malyk's total US births 1.3%

5 of 396 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malyk?
396 babies have been named Malyk since 1995. It currently ranks #6037 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 29 births.
When was Malyk most popular?
Malyk was most popular in the 2000s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Malyk most popular?
The top states for the name Malyk are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Malyk been used?
Malyk has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malyk?
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.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.