Is Malka a boy or girl name?
Malka is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 262 girls and 0 boys were named Malka, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 6,255 US babies named Malka were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #986
- Babies named Malka since 1946
- 6,255
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 262 babies
Boys and girls named Malka, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 110 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 164 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 353 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 570 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 856 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,299 | 100% |
| 2010s | 5 | 1,755 | 99.7% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,129 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 262 | #986 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,056 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,101 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,122 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,244 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,282 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,249 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,162 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,322 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,338 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,367 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,488 | 131 | #1,644 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,450 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,580 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,401 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,766 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,697 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,411 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,598 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,664 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,837 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,569 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,583 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,673 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,666 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,594 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,830 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,683 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,141 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,924 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,868 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,840 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,866 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,830 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,826 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,042 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,034 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,743 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,039 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,067 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,102 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,111 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,289 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,106 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,288 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,017 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,391 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,236 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,482 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,712 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,520 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,746 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,678 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,712 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,198 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,860 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,859 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,324 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,733 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,373 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,798 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,345 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,056 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,663 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,764 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,610 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,378 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,257 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,765 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,342 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,887 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,349 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,772 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,408 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Malka reached #13,488 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #986 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malka
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.