Given name & surname
Malke
“a queenly woman”
Malke is a variant of Malka. One Hebrew interpretation is “a queenly woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malke is a variant of Malka. One Hebrew interpretation is “a queenly woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malke is a variant of Malka. An origin associated with Malka is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malke through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 102 as a first name in 2020; 189 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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