Malik

Last seen for girls in 2014 at #14,558 · #437 for boys in 2025, 724 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1996 · 4,026 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · boys
49,607
since 1949

Malik over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #97, 1996boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#437724
2024—#428740
2023—#383835
2022—#394808
2021—#392810
2020—#373838
2019—#363886
2018—#373874
2017—#378869
2016—#382844
2015—#375862
2014#14,5586#372842
2013—#341940
2012#16,8695#340913
2011#13,3477#322988
2010#11,2469#2831,192
2009—#2551,359
2008—#2801,218
2007#10,81810#2731,255
2006—#2891,191
2005#13,0107#2651,253
2004#16,0995#2431,377
2003#13,8446#2291,506
2002—#2111,659
2001#12,0567#1971,864
2000#7,15814#1762,084
1999#7,23913#1652,246
1998#6,07316#1382,694
1997#5,62617#1113,381
1996#4,30624#974,026
1995#3,58530#1312,707
1994#9,5868#308853
1993#10,5887#331766
1992#8,7349#394582
1991—#521368
1990#11,4096#557328
1989—#671223
1988#11,7985#755158
1987—#735154
1986—#806127
1985#10,6775#798124
1984—#818114
1983—#813115
1982—#834113
1981#10,4115#760131
1980#9,0956#665168
1979—#708147
1978—#649167
1977#7,5677#709144
1976#6,0489#706139
1975—#750123
1974—#769110
1973#8,4235#718126
1972—#692134
1971#7,3886#719132
1970#7,9955#732126
1969—#1,08651
1968—#1,25836
1967—#1,71121
1966—#1,89117
1965—#2,9828
1964—#3,6016
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First appearance
1949

The first year at least five boys were named Malik! It came in at #3,690, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1949–1951, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Malik is popular in 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedNHWashington: #332 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,042 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #250 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,544 boysMNIllinois: #126 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 555 boysILWisconsin: #211 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,231 boysWIMichigan: #125 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 581 boysMINew York: #121 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 655 boysNYMassachusetts: #210 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,575 boysMARhode Island: #158 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 878 boysRIOregon: #360 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,198 boysORNevada: #275 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,376 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedSDIowa: #405 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,330 boysIAIndiana: #265 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,710 boysINOhio: #173 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 953 boysOHPennsylvania: #178 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,061 boysPANew Jersey: #175 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,141 boysNJConnecticut: #142 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 826 boysCTCalifornia: #296 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 1,937 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedUTColorado: #412 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,842 boysCONebraska: #232 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,130 boysNEMissouri: #157 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 781 boysMOKentucky: #159 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 864 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedWVVirginia: #97 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 477 boysVAMaryland: #70 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 306 boysMDDelaware: #144 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 703 boysDEArizona: #360 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,370 boysAZNew Mexico: #327 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,774 boysNMKansas: #213 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,031 boysKSArkansas: #161 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 744 boysARTennessee: #140 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 746 boysTNNorth Carolina: #111 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 533 boysNCSouth Carolina: #56 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 268 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #22 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 97 boysDCOklahoma: #223 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,085 boysOKLouisiana: #74 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 324 boysLAMississippi: #71 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 299 boysMSAlabama: #110 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 516 boysALGeorgia: #92 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 423 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Malik, so not publishedHITexas: #312 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,749 boysTXFlorida: #130 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 682 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#22 · 1 in 97
  2. South Carolina#56 · 1 in 268
  3. Maryland#70 · 1 in 306
  4. Mississippi#71 · 1 in 299
  5. Louisiana#74 · 1 in 324

Best ever in a state: #6 in District of Columbia, 1996.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#22501 in 97
South Carolina#56781 in 268
Maryland#70941 in 306
Mississippi#71521 in 299
Louisiana#74841 in 324
Georgia#921311 in 423
Virginia#97861 in 477
Alabama#110491 in 516
North Carolina#111971 in 533
New York#1211751 in 655
Michigan#1251021 in 581
Illinois#1261451 in 555
Florida#1301311 in 682
Tennessee#140491 in 746
Connecticut#142221 in 826
Delaware#14461 in 703
Missouri#157441 in 781
Rhode Island#15861 in 878
Kentucky#159281 in 864
Arkansas#161201 in 744
Ohio#173741 in 953
New Jersey#175421 in 1,141
Pennsylvania#178621 in 1,061
Massachusetts#210231 in 1,575
Wisconsin#211241 in 1,231
Kansas#213161 in 1,031
Oklahoma#223191 in 1,085
Nebraska#23291 in 1,130
Minnesota#250191 in 1,544
Indiana#265231 in 1,710
Nevada#27591 in 1,376
California#2961281 in 1,937
Texas#312981 in 1,749
New Mexico#32761 in 1,774
Washington#332171 in 2,042
Arizona#360161 in 2,370
Oregon#36091 in 2,198
Iowa#40551 in 3,330
Colorado#412101 in 2,842
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Malik
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#428 → #437)
  • 64 spots since 2020 (#373 → #437)
  • 62 spots since 2015 (#375 → #437)
  • Biggest jump: 354 spots in 1970 (#1,086 → #732)
  • Biggest drop: 95 spots in 1981 (#665 → #760)
Rise & fade · boys
47 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1949
  • Peaked 1996 at #97 (4,026 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1996
  • Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1970–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 471
  • Highest: 1 in 471 boys born in 1996 were named Malik (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,359 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 36.2% of all boys named Malik (17,951) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s5#3,690 (1949)#3,690
1950s6#3,373 (1952)#3,373
1960s139#1,086 (1969)#2,088
1970s1,348#649 (1978)#715
1980s1,427#665 (1980)#766
1990s17,951#97 (1996)#275
2000s14,766#176 (2000)#242
2010s9,210#283 (2010)#353
2020s4,755#373 (2020)#401

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Malik in 2000

girls
#7,158
14 births · 1 in 129,717 girls
boys
#176
2,084 births · 1 in 942 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #7,158Malik14

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #176Malik2,084
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 129,717 of them was named Malik, which outranked 59.5% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Malik
  1. #6,808Zianna15
  2. #6,808Zurisadai15
  3. #6,808Zyanya15
  4. #7,158Malik14
  5. #7,158Adalynn14
  6. #7,158Adamarys14
  7. #7,158Adanna14
  8. #7,580Aalayah13
  9. #7,580Aaniyah13
  10. #7,580Abbegail13

Tied with 421 names at #7,158; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 942 of them was named Malik, which outranked 98.5% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Malik
  1. #173Jakob2,161
  2. #174Chandler2,131
  3. #175Martin2,110
  4. #176Malik2,084
  5. #177Edgar2,072
  6. #178Sergio2,063
  7. #178Trenton2,063
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2000 →