Malikai is an uncommon variant of Malik that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Malikai is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,416 for boy births in the United States (and #2,985 across all names), given to 129 babies. Malikai first appears in 1997 and peaked in 2022 (148 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,416 |
| 2024 | 144 | 144 | — | #1,334 |
| 2023 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,298 |
| 2022 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,292 |
| 2021 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,521 |
| 2020 | 144 | 144 | — | #1,277 |
| 2019 | 137 | 137 | #17,097 | #1,361 |
| 2018 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,599 |
| 2017 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,521 |
| 2016 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,807 |
| 2015 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,904 |
| 2014 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,109 |
| 2013 | 63 | 63 | — | #2,130 |
| 2012 | 71 | 71 | — | #2,000 |
| 2011 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,222 |
| 2010 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,498 |
| 2009 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,952 |
| 2008 | 68 | 68 | — | #2,049 |
| 2007 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,495 |
| 2006 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,304 |
| 2005 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,351 |
| 2004 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,271 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,494 |
| 2002 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,733 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,612 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,774 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,854 |