Is Malakai a boy or girl name?
Malakai is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 1,537 boys were named Malakai, so 0.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 16,214 US babies named Malakai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #233
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,553
- Babies named Malakai since 1988
- 16,214
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,581 babies
Boys and girls named Malakai, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,537 | #233 | 6 | #14,553 |
| 2023 | 1,575 | #226 | 6 | #14,503 |
| 2022 | 1,526 | #231 | 7 | #13,066 |
| 2021 | 1,390 | #256 | 5 | #16,790 |
| 2020 | 1,187 | #285 | 6 | #14,468 |
| 2019 | 1,078 | #312 | 6 | #14,916 |
| 2018 | 838 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 813 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 732 | #427 | 5 | #17,867 |
| 2015 | 600 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 545 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 470 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 454 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 383 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 443 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 398 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 395 | #626 | 5 | #19,390 |
| 2007 | 323 | #717 | 6 | #16,796 |
| 2006 | 296 | #729 | 5 | #18,982 |
| 2005 | 282 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 236 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 191 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 180 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 111 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,899 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,334 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,756 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,522 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,631 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,392 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,400 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,609 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,310 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,875 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,891 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,197 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Malakai reached #226 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #13,066 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malakai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.