Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Malka

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,011 Trend ↑ Rising 41%
Rank 2025
#1,011
among girls · ↓25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
248
named Malka · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,481
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
264 babies
All-time total
6,505
#2,178 all-time among girls
First recorded
1946
in Social Security records

Malka popularity over time

6,505 babies have been named Malka since 1946, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 14 – 14 1 – #3,772
1950s 110 – 110 11 +686% #2,765
1960s 164 – 164 16 +49% #2,344
1970s 353 – 353 35 +115% #2,017
1980s 570 – 570 57 +61% #1,743
1990s 856 – 856 86 +50% #1,554
2000s 1,299 – 1,299 130 +52% #1,401
2010s 1,755 5 1,760 176 +35% #1,141
2020s (to 2025) 1,379 – 1,379 230 +31% #986

Where Malka is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 262 0.16 outside top 500
2027 274 0.17 outside top 500
2028 285 0.18 outside top 500
2029 294 0.18 outside top 500
2030 303 0.19 outside top 500

Where Malka is most popular

Girls named Malka per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.147 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Malka born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 444 2.46 +1569%
New York 631 1.59 +981%
Maryland 5 0.047 -68%
Florida 11 0.026 -83%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Malka

Malka is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,011 in 2025 with 248 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1946, 6,505 American babies have been named Malka. Its peak came in 2024, when 264 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Malka stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Malka?

The median living Malka is about 16 years old; half are between 7 and 29. An estimated 6,400 people named Malka are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Malka year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 248 #1,011 – –
2024 264 #986 – –
2023 237 #1,058 – –
2022 227 #1,102 – –
2021 220 #1,124 – –
2020 183 #1,244 – –
2019 181 #1,282 – –
2018 186 #1,249 – –
2017 212 #1,162 – –
2016 222 #1,141 – –
2015 180 #1,324 – –
2014 177 #1,338 – –
2013 171 #1,367 – –
2012 131 #1,644 5 #13,490
2011 156 #1,450 – –
2010 139 #1,580 – –
2009 169 #1,401 – –
2008 125 #1,767 – –
2007 161 #1,458 – –
2006 124 #1,698 – –
2005 152 #1,411 – –
2004 123 #1,598 – –
2003 116 #1,664 – –
2002 98 #1,837 – –
2001 119 #1,570 – –
2000 112 #1,583 – –
1995 78 #1,830 – –
1990 78 #1,840 – –
1985 53 #2,034 – –
1980 49 #2,113 – –
1975 34 #2,390 – –
1970 26 #2,746 – –
1965 12 #3,859 – –
1960 26 #2,344 – –
1955 5 #6,378 – –
1950 11 #3,349 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Malka, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Malka?

The median living Malka is about 16 years old. Half of all living Malkas are between 7 and 29 years old.

How many people named Malka are alive today?

An estimated 6,400 people named Malka are alive in the United States, based on 6,505 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Malka in 2025?

Malka ranked #1,011 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 248 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Malka?

6,505 babies have been named Malka in the United States since 1946, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Malka most popular?

Malka peaked in 2024, when 264 newborns received the name.

Is Malka a boy or girl name?

Malka is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Malka rising or falling?

Malka is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Malka become more popular?

Malka is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 303 girls named Malka in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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