Malta comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Small island nation in Mediterranean..
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How popular is Malta?
1915peak year
Today, Malta has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1915, 10 babies were given the name (ranked #2824 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1910s. In all, around 55 babies have been registered as Malta since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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