Girls' name · since 1979
Palak
289 babies named Palak in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Palak sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 289 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Palak recorded 289 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2014.
- #16,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 289 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Palak ranks #16,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 289 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Palak's 289 recorded births place it above 77.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Palak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Palak's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Palak popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2014
- Peak year (2006)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Palak popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1994 (Palak as boys' name)
Palak by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (126 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Palak's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Palak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 126 births (44% of all-time use).
Palak by state
Where Palak concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 3.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.7% |
11 of 289 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Palak's data
- Palak's decade-level peak was the 2000s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Palaks (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Palak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1979–2014 (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 Palak 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.