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Malka

100% girls · 248 born in 2025

Malka has been given to about 6,505 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,399
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Malka per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 264
  • Born in 2025248
  • All time6,505
  • England & Wales, 202526

How popular is Malka?

Its best year was 2024, when 264 babies were given the name, ranking 986th. The typical living American called Malka is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.16% of births.

Names that sound like Malka

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Malika0.82
  2. Malia0.74
  3. Maya0.64
  4. Marla0.64
  5. Mayra0.64
  6. Mara0.64
  7. Marta0.64
  8. Marva0.64

Middle names for Malka

Ranked by flow score
  1. Malka Josephine0.84
  2. Malka Rose0.83
  3. Malka Louise0.83
  4. Malka June0.82
  5. Malka Pearl0.82
  6. Malka Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Malka

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yehudabrother · 0.99
  2. Yousefbrother · 0.98
  3. Bridgerbrother · 0.98
  4. Samirasister · 0.97
  5. Andiesister · 0.97
  6. Violetasister · 0.97

Where Malka is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.16%
  2. New York0.07%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Malka White0.78
  2. Malka Reyes0.78
  3. Malka Nguyen0.78
  4. Malka Lee0.78
  5. Malka Hill0.78
  6. Malka Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Malka

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Malka across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.