How Many People Are Named Malka?
An estimated 6,053 people in the United States have the first name Malka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Malka peaked in popularity in 2024 with 262 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malka as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Malka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,053
About 1 in 56,626 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2024
262 births
Total Registered
6,255
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malka
Malka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,255 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Malka as a male name
Ranked #13,488 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 2012 (5 births)
Malka as a female name
Ranked #986 in 2024
262 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (262 births)
Malka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malka span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,760 babies were registered. While Malka is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Malka by Decade
How has Malka tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Malka by State
Birth registrations for Malka span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Maryland. The lowest are in Florida, California, Maryland. On average, about 1,104 Malkas were registered per state.
Malka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Malka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malka?
We estimate approximately 6,053 people named Malka are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 56,626 Americans share this first name.
Is Malka a common name?
Malka is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,255 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malka most popular?
Malka reached peak popularity in 2024, when 262 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malka is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malka a female name?
Malka is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malka Smith, Malka Johnson, Malka Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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