Maliki
Maliki was the 4808th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1704th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,518 places. More babies were named Maliki in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,808 boys, down 2,422 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200579 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,181babies recorded
Maliki popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,808 | 21 |
| 2020 | #2,386 | 56 |
| 2010 | #2,454 | 51 |
| 2000 | #7,921 | 8 |
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How popular is Maliki, counting every spelling?
Maliki is the most common spelling of a name family that had 21 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 21 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maliki | 21 | #4,808 | 144 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maliki?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maliki (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maliki born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maliki.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maliki?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Maliki are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 20. That makes Maliki mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maliki by state
How common Maliki was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maliki: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maliki, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maliki
How popular is the name Maliki?
Maliki was the 4808th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1704th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,518 places. More babies were named Maliki in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maliki a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maliki in the US.
Where is Maliki most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maliki was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 boys).