Baby Name Popularity Profile

Malka

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Malka.

✦ Queen 🌍 Hebrew Royal Traditional
National Rank (2025) #1011
All-Time Peak Rank #986 Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births 6,500 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1946 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 264 births in 2024
πŸ’‘ The Malka Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Queen
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from the Hebrew word 'malkah' (ΧžΦ·ΧœΦ°Χ›ΦΈΦΌΧ”) meaning 'queen'.
Alternative Spellings
Malkah
Pronunciation: MAHL-kah
Themes & Categories
Royal Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Malka across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +35.5%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +37.8%
2015: 180 births 180 2016: 222 births 2017: 212 births 2018: 186 births 2019: 181 births 2020: 183 births 183 2021: 220 births 2022: 227 births 2023: 237 births 2024: 264 births 2025: 248 births 248
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 264 births in 2024
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 76 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 14
1950s: 110
1960s: 164
1970s: 353
1980s: 570
1990s: 856
2000s: 1,299
2010s: 1,755
2020s: 1,379

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Malk-a
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with M, a letter used by only 7.6% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New York
Top States New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Florida, California
States with Data 5
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New York #147 4,239 2024 +2.8% Growth
New Jersey #56 1,438 2025 +96.8% Growth
Maryland Unranked 53 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Florida Unranked 11 2023 Insufficient historical volume
California Unranked 12 1991 Insufficient historical volume

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