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Malta
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About Malta
An archipelago near the center of the Mediterranean, the name derives from the Greek word for honey. Malta has been heard as a girl’s name in the past and was used as a character name by both Dickens and Murakami.
Pronounced MAWL-tah.
As of October 2026, Malta ranked #7616 in US births in 1970 SSA, peaked at #2313 in 1910.
Editor's take: The name Malta is a girl's name.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Malta on lists
Malta in pop culture
- Malta Bagnet
a character in Charles Dickens' "Bleak House"
- Republic of Malta
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- Malta Kano
character in Haruki Murakami novel "The Wind,Up Bird Chronicle"
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