Malakai

Boy name

Malakai has been given to 17,887 babies in the U.S. since 1988. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #213 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from Fijian Malakai and Tongan Malakai, equivalent to English Malachi.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

17,887

Peak year

2025 (1,657 babies)

Rank in 2025

#213 for boys

First recorded

1988

10-year trend

▲ +176%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Malakai.

17,907 babies since 1954

17,971 babies since 1973

17,974 babies since 1885

18,038 babies since 1942

17,649 babies since 1916

17,644 babies since 1880

17,631 babies since 1892

18,377 babies since 1880

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