Given name & surname
Malkiel
“my king”
Malkiel is a variant of Malki. One Hebrew interpretation is “my king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malkiel is a variant of Malki. One Hebrew interpretation is “my king.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malkiel is a variant of Malki. An origin associated with Malki is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malkiel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56
- 56 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 10 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 boys is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 2019.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malkiel’s family of names
Malkiel has a related form in Malki.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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