Boys' name · since 1990
Shalik
Shalik has 66 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalik is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 66 have been recorded since 1990.
Shalik has 66 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 1999.
- #20,257 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 66 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalik ranks #20,257 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalik's 66 recorded births place it above 55.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shalik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shalik's full recorded timeline at 1995, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shalik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1999
- Peak year (1997)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shalik by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (66 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Shalik's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shalik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 66 births (100% of all-time use).
Shalik by state
Where Shalik concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 30.3% |
20 of 66 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Shaliks (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shalik: 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 (~9 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, 1990–1999 (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 Shalik 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.