Malekai is a very rare variant of Malakai that peaked in 2022 and has grown less common since.
Malekai is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,524 for boy births in the United States (and #11,654 across all names), given to 17 babies. Malekai was first reported in SSA data in 2005 and peaked in 2022 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #5,524 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #8,111 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #5,829 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | #4,055 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #5,694 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | #5,382 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | #7,028 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | #9,340 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #6,542 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #8,568 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #5,644 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,315 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #6,878 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #7,923 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #7,873 |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | #4,962 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #7,084 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #8,073 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,491 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,468 |