Malakai
- Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477
- #213 for boys in 2025, 1,657 births
- Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 1,657 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 17,830since 1988
Malakai over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Malakai has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #213 | 1,657 | |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #232 | 1,545 |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #226 | 1,576 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #231 | 1,527 |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #255 | 1,392 |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #285 | 1,187 |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #312 | 1,078 |
| 2018 | — | #383 | 839 | |
| 2017 | — | #390 | 815 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #426 | 732 |
| 2015 | — | #491 | 600 | |
| 2014 | — | #511 | 545 | |
| 2013 | — | #562 | 470 | |
| 2012 | — | #568 | 454 | |
| 2011 | — | #620 | 384 | |
| 2010 | — | #574 | 443 | |
| 2009 | — | #629 | 398 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #624 | 395 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #714 | 323 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #728 | 296 |
| 2005 | — | #720 | 282 | |
| 2004 | — | #767 | 236 | |
| 2003 | — | #884 | 191 | |
| 2002 | — | #898 | 180 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,208 | 111 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,864 | 31 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,279 | 24 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,711 | 30 | |
| 1997 | — | #5,288 | 11 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,549 | 19 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,303 | 20 | |
| 1994 | — | #7,770 | 6 | |
| 1993 | — | #6,228 | 8 | |
| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
| 1991 | — | #7,271 | 6 | |
| 1990 | — | #6,415 | 7 | |
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| 1988 | — | #5,751 | 7 | |
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First appearance
1988
The first year at least five boys were named Malakai! It came in at #5,751, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1989, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Malakai is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Hawaii#22 · 1 in 117
- New Mexico#99 · 1 in 342
- Idaho#125 · 1 in 432
- Oregon#135 · 1 in 502
- Maine#139 · 1 in 427
Best ever in a state: #22 in Hawaii, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #22 | 25 | 1 in 117 |
| New Mexico | #99 | 19 | 1 in 342 |
| Idaho | #125 | 20 | 1 in 432 |
| Oregon | #135 | 30 | 1 in 502 |
| Maine | #139 | 9 | 1 in 427 |
| California | #168 | 231 | 1 in 760 |
| Florida | #171 | 128 | 1 in 746 |
| Nevada | #171 | 17 | 1 in 664 |
| South Dakota | #171 | 8 | 1 in 480 |
| West Virginia | #183 | 10 | 1 in 616 |
| Utah | #185 | 29 | 1 in 678 |
| Arizona | #189 | 46 | 1 in 711 |
| Texas | #190 | 200 | 1 in 875 |
| Washington | #190 | 46 | 1 in 713 |
| Wisconsin | #192 | 32 | 1 in 732 |
| Ohio | #195 | 65 | 1 in 808 |
| Colorado | #202 | 32 | 1 in 839 |
| North Carolina | #208 | 60 | 1 in 858 |
| Kentucky | #213 | 26 | 1 in 790 |
| Indiana | #215 | 39 | 1 in 812 |
| Mississippi | #215 | 14 | 1 in 774 |
| Iowa | #219 | 18 | 1 in 768 |
| Oklahoma | #220 | 21 | 1 in 842 |
| Michigan | #225 | 44 | 1 in 913 |
| Virginia | #225 | 39 | 1 in 955 |
| North Dakota | #226 | 5 | 1 in 671 |
| Nebraska | #228 | 11 | 1 in 802 |
| Kansas | #235 | 16 | 1 in 878 |
| Pennsylvania | #244 | 50 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Minnesota | #251 | 24 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Missouri | #252 | 28 | 1 in 993 |
| Tennessee | #259 | 34 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Georgia | #265 | 47 | 1 in 1,069 |
| Arkansas | #273 | 13 | 1 in 968 |
| Massachusetts | #274 | 21 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Louisiana | #278 | 18 | 1 in 1,063 |
| Maryland | #285 | 19 | 1 in 1,205 |
| South Carolina | #298 | 18 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Illinois | #306 | 35 | 1 in 1,416 |
| Alabama | #315 | 17 | 1 in 1,266 |
| New York | #350 | 50 | 1 in 1,688 |
| Connecticut | #382 | 7 | 1 in 1,887 |
| New Jersey | #576 | 12 | 1 in 3,314 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Malakai
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 72 spots since 2020 (#285 → #213)
- Biggest jump: 310 spots in 2002
- Biggest drop: 46 spots in 2011
Rise & fade · boys
37 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1988
- Peaked 2025 at #213 (1,657 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 24 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,031
- Highest: 1 in 1,031 boys born in 2025 were named Malakai (0.10%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 49.8% of all boys named Malakai (8,884) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7 | #5,751 (1988) | #5,751 |
| 1990s | 136 | #2,711 (1998) | #5,425 |
| 2000s | 2,443 | #624 (2008) | #1,004 |
| 2010s | 6,360 | #312 (2019) | #484 |
| 2020s | 8,884 | #213 (2025) | #240 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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