Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Malakai name popularity since 1925
17,887 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Malakai. Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Malakai is about 7 years old in 2026. Malakai peaked in 2025 as the #213 name for boys, and it ranked #213 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,887
- Named Malakai, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #213
- for boys in 2025 (1,657 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 57 girls · 17,830 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.55× its national share
Peak year is the year Malakai made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Malakai births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Malakai both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, Malakai became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 17,500 baby boys to 1 in 6,940.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Malakai's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Malakai.
Decade by decade
Babies named Malakai in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 7 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 0 | 136 | #3,392 |
| 2000s | 16 | 2,443 | #723 |
| 2010s | 11 | 6,360 | #491 |
| 2020–25 | 30 | 8,884 | #213 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
78.3% of babies named Malakai from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Malakai is most popular
The index compares Malakai's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Malakai.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.55× | 558 |
| Oregon | 2.49× | 395 |
| Washington | 2.22× | 628 |
| Florida | 2.13× | 1,301 |
| Colorado | 1.88× | 391 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Malakai and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Malakai (this page) | 17,830 | 2025 |
| Malikai | 2,083 | 2023 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Malakai's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Malakai.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Malakai (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data