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Malakai

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Meaning of Malakai: Hebrew: 'my messenger'

Malakai is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 223rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 357th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#223

1,657 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#357

123 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

17,887

First recorded 1988 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 30 babies1999: 24 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 111 babies2002: 180 babies2003: 191 babies2004: 236 babies2005: 282 babies2006: 301 babies2007: 329 babies2008: 400 babies2009: 398 babies2010: 443 babies20102011: 384 babies2012: 454 babies2013: 470 babies2014: 545 babies2015: 600 babies2016: 737 babies2017: 815 babies2018: 839 babies2019: 1,084 babies2020: 1,193 babies20202021: 1,397 babies2022: 1,534 babies2023: 1,582 babies2024: 1,551 babies2025: 1,657 babies
US babies named Malakai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,657.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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