Malky
Malky was the 1516th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 141 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 554 places. More babies were named Malky in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,516 girls, up 360 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 141girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025141 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,687babies recorded
Malky popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,516 | 141 |
| 2020 | #1,876 | 103 |
| 2010 | #2,508 | 74 |
| 2000 | #3,376 | 40 |
| 1990 | #5,195 | 18 |
| 1980 | #9,818 | 6 |
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How popular is Malky, counting every spelling?
Malky is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,357 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,516 for Malky on its own. Together these spellings went to 146 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malky | 141 | #1,516 | 631 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Malky?
141 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malky (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Malky born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 59 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malky.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malky?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Malky are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 22. That makes Malky a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Malky by state
How common Malky was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (18.9×), New Jersey (2.1×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Malky: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malky, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Malky
How popular is the name Malky?
Malky was the 1516th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 141 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 554 places. More babies were named Malky in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Malky a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Malky in the US.
Where is Malky most popular?
In 2021–2025, Malky was most common in New York (1.47 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.