girl's name
Malka
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,349
Malka is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 248 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 264 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 13,368 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1946.
Malka over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 14 |
| 1950s | 110 |
| 1960s | 164 |
| 1970s | 353 |
| 1980s | 570 |
| 1990s | 856 |
| 2000s | 1,299 |
| 2010s | 1,760 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,379 |
How popular is Malka?
In 2025, Malka was given to 248 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Malka is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Malka
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Malka also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Malka over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Malka
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Malka — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Malka
How popular is the name Malka?
In 2025, Malka was given to 248 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Malka a girl's or a boy's name?
Malka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Malka most popular?
Malka peaked in 2024, when 264 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Malka a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Malka currently ranks #1,009 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.