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Malka

Malka holds the #1008 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 248 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1241 in 2020 to #1008 today. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#984 nationally, 264 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1946. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#56 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1008
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#984
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
248
girls named Malka

Malka popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.009%0.013%0.018%18801900192019401960198020002020#984 in 2024
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Malka is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025MI—New York: #147 (109 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)NY#147Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025PA—New Jersey: #56 (122 girls, 0.34% of girls born 2025)NJ#56Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025HI—Texas: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025TX—Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Malka in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#56), New York (#147)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Malka in the most recent year of SSA data.

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