The first name Malakai
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Fijian Malakai and Tongan Malakai, equivalent to English Malachi.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 118 boys were named Malakai, making it the 357th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 124 births (#343).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Malakai with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Malakai at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,657 boys born in the United States were named Malakai, the 213th most popular boys’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Malakai mean?
- Borrowed from Fijian Malakai and Tongan Malakai, equivalent to English Malachi.
- How popular is the name Malakai?
- In 2025, 118 boys born in England and Wales were named Malakai, ranking 357th. Its peak was 2023, with 124 births.
- Is Malakai a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 17,887 US babies named Malakai since 1880 were boys.
- When was Malakai most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 1,657 babies were named Malakai, its highest rank at 213th.