Malakai is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Malakai is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #213 for boy births in the United States (and #415 across all names), given to 1,657 babies — 1,662 including U.S. territories. Malakai first appears in 1988 and peaked in 2025 (1,657 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,657 | 1,662 | — | #213 |
| 2024 | 1,551 | 1,556 | #14,605 | #232 |
| 2023 | 1,582 | 1,587 | #14,522 | #226 |
| 2022 | 1,534 | 1,534 | #13,076 | #231 |
| 2021 | 1,397 | 1,397 | #16,801 | #255 |
| 2020 | 1,193 | 1,193 | #14,477 | #285 |
| 2019 | 1,084 | 1,089 | #14,921 | #312 |
| 2018 | 839 | 839 | — | #383 |
| 2017 | 815 | 815 | — | #391 |
| 2016 | 737 | 737 | #17,872 | #427 |
| 2015 | 600 | 600 | — | #491 |
| 2014 | 545 | 545 | — | #514 |
| 2013 | 470 | 470 | — | #562 |
| 2012 | 454 | 454 | — | #569 |
| 2011 | 384 | 384 | — | #620 |
| 2010 | 443 | 443 | — | #574 |
| 2009 | 398 | 398 | — | #629 |
| 2008 | 400 | 400 | #19,394 | #626 |
| 2007 | 329 | 329 | #16,797 | #717 |
| 2006 | 301 | 301 | #18,983 | #729 |
| 2005 | 282 | 282 | — | #723 |
| 2004 | 236 | 236 | — | #767 |
| 2003 | 191 | 191 | — | #887 |
| 2002 | 180 | 180 | — | #900 |
| 2001 | 111 | 111 | — | #1,211 |
| 2000 | 31 | 31 | — | #2,899 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,334 |
| 1998 | 30 | 30 | — | #2,756 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,522 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | — | #3,631 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | #3,392 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,401 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | — | #6,610 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #9,310 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,874 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #6,891 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #6,197 |