Girls' name · since 1964
Malky
Malky has 2,687 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,516 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,687
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,687 babies have been named Malky since 1964, making it today's #1516 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malky has been recorded 2,687 times among girls since 1964, currently ranked #1516 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #3,853 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,516 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,687 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malky ranks #3,853 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,516 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,687 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,516 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,687
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malky's 2,687 recorded births place it above 94.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Malky compares
2,687 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Malky's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malky | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,687 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malky's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malky splits its recorded history at 2000: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 141 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malky popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Malky by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (941 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Malky's strongest decade.
941 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Malky births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 113
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 269
1990s
269 births
- 2000s
2000s
577 births
- 2010s
2010s
941 births
- 2020s
2020s
734 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 941 births (35% of all-time use).
How Malky compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Malky's total volume
Malky by state
Where Malky concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,528 | 94.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 96 | 3.6% |
2,528 of 2,687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Malky's data
- Malky's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (941 total births) through the 2020s (734) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Malkys (2,528 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malky: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Malky 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.