US rank #1646 Girls' name Peak 2024 2,545 births

Malky — #1646 US girls' name

2,545 babies named Malky in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s451980s1131990s2692000s5772010s9412020s592
#1646
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Malky was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

125 babies were named Malky in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malky

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,545 babies named Malky between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malky currently holds the #1646 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 125 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malky performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 941 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Malky shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,396 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Malky in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malky 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 2,545 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.

Malky at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,545

Since 1964

61 years of records

Peak year

2024

125 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,646

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1964

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malky popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1964

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
125
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
-50050100150 202420172010200319961989198219721964 8

Malky by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
941 births that decade — 37% of Malky's all-time total
1960s81970s451980s1131990s2692000s5772010s9412020s592

Malky by state

Where Malky concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Malky
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
2,396 94.1%
#2 New Jersey
86 3.4%
New York share of Malky's total US births 94.1%
Even split

2,396 of 2,545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malky?
2,545 babies have been named Malky since 1964. It currently ranks #1646 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 125 births.
When was Malky most popular?
Malky was most popular in the 2010s decade with 941 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Malky most popular?
The top states for the name Malky are New York (2,396 births), New Jersey (86 births).
How long has the name Malky been used?
Malky has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 61 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malky?
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.

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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, 1964–2024 (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.