Recorded 1952–1981 Girls' name Peak 1981 30 births

Malke — girls' name

30 babies named Malke in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61970s111980s13
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Malke was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

8 babies were named Malke in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malke

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Malke between 1952 and 1981, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malke currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malke performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Malke shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malke in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malke in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 30 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Malke at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

30

Since 1952

30 years of records

Peak year

1981

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1952

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1981

Malke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1952

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 19811980197919761952 6

Malke by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 43% of Malke's all-time total
1950s61970s111980s13

Malke by state

Where Malke concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Malke
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
30 100.0%
New York share of Malke's total US births 100.0%

30 of 30 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malke?
30 babies have been named Malke since 1952. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1981 with 8 births.
When was Malke most popular?
Malke was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Malke most popular?
The top states for the name Malke are New York (30 births).
How long has the name Malke been used?
Malke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 30 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Malke?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1952–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.