Malkiel
Malkiel is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Malkiel Ashkenazi, 16th-century Ottoman rabbi Malkiel Gruenwald, Israeli hotelier, journalist, and stamp collector Malkiel Kotler, Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha Burton Malkiel, American economist and writer Yakov Malkiel (1914–1998), Russian-born American etymologist and philologist
Meaning & Origin of Malkiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Malkiel is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Malkiel Ashkenazi, 16th-century Ottoman rabbi Malkiel Gruenwald, Israeli hotelier, journalist, and stamp collector Malkiel Kotler, Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha Burton Malkiel, American economist and writer Yakov Malkiel (1914–1998), Russian-born American etymologist and philologist
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The Story of Malkiel
Malkiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 10 Malkiels were born — ranking #7,642 that year. As of 2026, Malkiel ranks #10,812 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 56 Malkiels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Malkiel
Malkiel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 56 births in the dataset. Malkiel's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #7,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Malkiel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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