Total births
88
Girls' name · since 1958
Malkie
Malkie has 88 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 88
- total births
- 1958–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
Malkie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 88 have been recorded since 1958.
Malkie has 88 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- 88 total births
- 1958–2025 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
88 girls have been named Malkie since 1958, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.
- 88
- total births
- 1958–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Malkie was born in this single decade.
1986
Single peak year
8 babies were named Malkie in 1986 - its busiest year on record.
Malkie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Malkie's full recorded timeline at 1990, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Malkie at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1986
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1958
Malkie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Malkie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Malkie's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Malkie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (34% of all-time use).
Malkie by state
Where Malkie concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 59 | 67.0% |
New York share of Malkie's total US births 67.0%
59 of 88 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Malkie? ▼
Since 1958, Social Security records show 88 babies named Malkie. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 1986, with 8 births.
When was Malkie most popular? ▼
Malkie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Malkie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Malkie are New York (59 births).
How long has the name Malkie been used? ▼
Records for Malkie go back to 1958, giving 68 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Malkie? ▼
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.
What to do with Malkie's data
- Malkie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Malkies (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Malkie
Nearby Names Like Malkie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Malkie
Mallory Girl
#412 59,044 births
Malia Girl
#328 31,606 births
Malinda Girl
#2857 21,464 births
Maliyah Girl
#589 15,359 births
Malaysia Girl
#855 11,031 births
Compare Malkie side by side: Malkie vs Mallory Malkie vs Malia Malkie vs Malinda
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1958–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Malkie: Baby Name Since 1958 - 88 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/malkie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Malkie 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 July 2026.