Recorded 1996–2007 Boys' name Peak 1996 21 births

Meliek — boys' name

21 babies named Meliek in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s152000s6

The verdict

21 boys have been named Meliek since 1996, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

21
total births
1996–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Meliek was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Meliek in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meliek

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Meliek between 1996 and 2007, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meliek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meliek performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meliek shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meliek 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 21 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.

Meliek at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

21

Since 1996

12 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1996

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2007

Meliek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1996

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 200719971996 10

Meliek by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 71% of Meliek's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meliek?
21 babies have been named Meliek since 1996. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Meliek most popular?
Meliek was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Meliek been used?
Meliek has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 12 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Meliek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Melvin, Melvyn, Melton, Mel, 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, 1996–2007 (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.