Girls' name · since 1952
Malke
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.
- #40,996 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Malke is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malke has been recorded 30 times among girls since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1981.
- #40,996 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malke ranks #40,996 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #40,996 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Malke's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Malke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malke splits its recorded history at 1979: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1981
- Peak year (1981)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Malke by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Malke's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Malke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (43% of all-time use).
Malke by state
Where Malke concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 30 | 100.0% |
30 of 30 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Malkes (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malke: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Malke draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.