Malka

“Queen” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #1011 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Malka reached its best rank, #986, in 2024 and ranked #1011 in 2025. About 6,500 girls have carried it since 1946. In New Jersey and New York it runs 9–12× its national rate and ranks #82 in New Jersey.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,700 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Malkas

Malka Ribowska — French actress (1928-2020)
Malka Locker — Israeli poet, translator, literary theorist
Malka Older — American author and humanitarian worker
Malka Silberstein — Estonian lawyer (1903-1941)
Malka Lee — American writer

What Malkas become

Among 44 notable people named Malka:

Artists & writers appear 1.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Malka Locker, Israeli poet, translator, literary theorist.

Similar names: Malky · Yael · Malayah · Bracha · Heavenly · Mazikeen

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