Is Malikai a boy or girl name?
Malikai is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 144 boys were named Malikai, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 1,959 US babies named Malikai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,331
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Malikai since 1997
- 1,959
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 148 babies
Boys and girls named Malikai, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 144 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 148 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 148 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 117 | #1,521 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 144 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 132 | #1,360 | 5 | #17,086 |
| 2018 | 103 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 109 | #1,521 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 84 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 77 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 66 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,130 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 71 | #2,000 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,222 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,497 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 73 | #1,950 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 68 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,495 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 55 | #2,302 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,351 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,494 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,612 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,774 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,854 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Malikai reached #1,276 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #17,086 in 2019. 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 Malikai
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.