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Malakai name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Malakai ranks #213 in male records (1,657 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#213 · 1,657 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 112 male records (1,545 to 1,657); rank moved from #232 to #213.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 265 male records (1,392 to 1,657); rank moved from #255 to #213.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,657 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Malakai becoming more popular?

Malakai's reported male count increased by 112 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #232 to #213. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Malakai. That is not a count of zero.

Malakai in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MalakaiFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,6570201620252016: 5 female records2019: 6 female records2020: 6 female records2021: 5 female records2022: 7 female records2023: 6 female records2024: 6 female records2016: 732 male records2017: 815 male records2018: 839 male records2019: 1,078 male records2020: 1,187 male records2021: 1,392 male records2022: 1,527 male records2023: 1,576 male records2024: 1,545 male records2025: 1,657 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——1,657213
2024614,6051,545232
2023614,5221,576226
2022713,0761,527231
2021516,8011,392255
2020614,4771,187285
2019614,9211,078312
2018——839383
2017——815391
2016517,872732427

Questions about Malakai’s popularity

How common is Malakai in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Malakai ranks #213 in male records (1,657 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Malakai?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Malakai only.

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