Malka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAL-ka
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,280 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,008 for girls
Malka is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “queen”. In 2025 it ranked 1,280th for girls in the UK (26 babies) and 1,008th for girls in the US (248 babies).
What does Malka mean?
Hebrew
“queen”
Hebrew for queen, used especially in Jewish families.
Is Malka a girl's or a boy's name?
Malka is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 girls in the UK and 248 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Malka in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,280among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the UK were named Malka, making it the 1,280th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 33 girls.
Half of all the girls named Malka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,229th in England and Wales.
Malka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #1,280 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,592 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 33 | #1,091 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,981 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,628 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,411 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,319 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,332 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Malka in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,008among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 248about 1 in 6,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 248 girls in the US were named Malka, making it the 1,008th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 264 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the girls named Malka in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Malka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 248 | #1,008 |
| 2024 | 264 | #984 |
| 2023 | 237 | #1,055 |
| 2022 | 227 | #1,098 |
| 2021 | 220 | #1,122 |
| 2020 | 183 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 181 | #1,280 |
| 2018 | 186 | #1,249 |
| 2017 | 212 | #1,160 |
| 2016 | 222 | #1,140 |
| 2015 | 180 | #1,317 |
| 2014 | 177 | #1,333 |
| 2013 | 171 | #1,362 |
| 2012 | 131 | #1,639 |
| 2011 | 156 | #1,446 |
| 2010 | 139 | #1,574 |
| 2009 | 169 | #1,398 |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,762 |
| 2007 | 161 | #1,453 |
| 2006 | 124 | #1,691 |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,406 |
| 2004 | 123 | #1,592 |
| 2003 | 116 | #1,651 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1,819 |
| 2001 | 119 | #1,559 |
| 2000 | 112 | #1,575 |
| 1999 | 99 | #1,665 |
| 1998 | 107 | #1,549 |
| 1997 | 95 | #1,654 |
| 1996 | 98 | #1,581 |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,814 |
| 1994 | 89 | #1,670 |
| 1993 | 63 | #2,122 |
| 1992 | 73 | #1,903 |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,851 |
| 1990 | 78 | #1,824 |
| 1989 | 70 | #1,868 |
| 1988 | 69 | #1,800 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,811 |
| 1986 | 53 | #2,024 |
| 1985 | 53 | #2,020 |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,726 |
| 1983 | 50 | #2,021 |
| 1982 | 50 | #2,050 |
| 1981 | 49 | #2,085 |
| 1980 | 49 | #2,096 |
| 1979 | 42 | #2,273 |
| 1978 | 45 | #2,092 |
| 1977 | 40 | #2,257 |
| 1976 | 44 | #1,996 |
| 1975 | 34 | #2,357 |
| 1974 | 36 | #2,213 |
| 1973 | 30 | #2,455 |
| 1972 | 26 | #2,680 |
| 1971 | 30 | #2,477 |
| 1970 | 26 | #2,705 |
| 1969 | 25 | #2,645 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,739 |
| 1965 | 12 | #3,732 |
| 1964 | 16 | #3,243 |
| 1963 | 13 | #3,634 |
| 1962 | 15 | #3,292 |
| 1961 | 20 | #2,751 |
| 1960 | 26 | #2,306 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,979 |
| 1958 | 12 | #3,542 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 13 | #3,156 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,698 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,234 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
Names like Malka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Maya Raya Ayla Hawa Hafsa Layla Amira Khadija Hiba Marwa Zainab
Names related to Malka
Malaika Malak Malika Malky Malikah Maleeka Malaak Milka Malkia
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Malka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/malka, updated 20 October 2026.