Malka Girl

How popular is Malka?

#1,008 girl name in 2025

248 baby girls were named Malka in the US in 2025, making it the 1008th most popular girl name.

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6,389living people named Malka (est.)
17median age of people named Malka
6,505babies named Malka since 1880
1 in 13,368US babies born in 2025

Malka popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,008 for girls (▼ 24 from 2024)
Babies in 2025248 girls
10-year trendRising (+38% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,317 in 2015, #1,241 in 2020
Peak year2024 (264 girls)
Highest rank#984 in 2024
First recorded1946
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Malka is most popular

Babies named Malka per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New Jersey: 2.5 per 1,000 (444 girls)
  2. New York: 1.6 per 1,000 (631 girls)
  3. Maryland: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  4. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)

Malka by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1940s14#3,591
1950s110#2,698
1960s164#2,306
1970s353#1,996
1980s570#1,726
1990s856#1,549
2000s1,299#1,398
2010s1,755#1,140
2020s1,379#984

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Questions

Is Malka a boy or girl name?
Malka is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Malka were girls.
How popular is the name Malka?
248 baby girls were named Malka in the US in 2025, making it the 1008th most popular girl name.
When was Malka most popular?
Malka peaked in 2024, when 264 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #984 in 2024.
How many people are named Malka?
6,505 babies have been named Malka in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,389 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
Where is Malka most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Malka was most common in New Jersey, at 2.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.