Baby Name Popularity Profile

Malakai

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Malakai.

✦ My messenger 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #213
All-Time Peak Rank #213 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 17,830 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.7% Boy / 0.3% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1988 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 1,657 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Malakai Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning My messenger
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from the Hebrew name Malakhi (ΧžΦ·ΧœΦ°ΧΦΈΧ›Φ΄Χ™), meaning 'my messenger' or 'my angel'.
Common Nicknames
Kai Mal
Alternative Spellings
Malachi Malachy
Pronunciation: MAL-uh-kye
Themes & Categories
Biblical Spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Malakai across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +39.6%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +176.2%
2015: 600 births 600 2016: 732 births 2017: 815 births 2018: 839 births 2019: 1,078 births 2020: 1,187 births 1,187 2021: 1,392 births 2022: 1,527 births 2023: 1,576 births 2024: 1,545 births 2025: 1,657 births 1,657
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,657 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 11 yrs
Longest Streak 36 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 7
1990s: 136
2000s: 2,443
2010s: 6,360
2020s: 8,884

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ma-laka-i
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with M, a letter used by only 7.6% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona, Oregon, New Mexico
States with Data 47
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #180 217 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii #22 180 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #190 558 2022 +43.8% Growth
Oregon #139 395 2023 +7.1% Growth
New Mexico #104 229 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #190 628 2024 +24.3% Growth
Florida #175 1,301 2025 +19.6% Growth
Utah #192 286 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #206 391 2023 +23.1% Growth
Idaho #138 114 2025 Insufficient historical volume
California #170 2,673 2024 +42.6% Growth
Texas #192 1,752 2024 +73.9% Growth
Alaska Unranked 30 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #228 243 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #216 422 2023 +18.2% Growth
Tennessee #265 373 2023 +3.0% Growth
Virginia #227 393 2025 +50.0% Growth
North Carolina #209 496 2025 +100.0% Growth
Georgia #265 468 2022 +67.9% Growth
Missouri #258 362 2019 Stable
Wisconsin #198 309 2025 +23.1% Growth
Kansas #243 152 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #258 256 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #218 238 2020 21.2% Decline
Arkansas #281 148 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #295 201 2021 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #309 180 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #196 551 2025 +124.1% Growth
Iowa #228 155 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #231 424 2022 +51.7% Growth
Alabama #330 200 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #249 36 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #236 71 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #245 501 2021 +16.3% Growth
Illinois #308 420 2023 +16.7% Growth
Louisiana #288 152 2024 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #185 27 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 25 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #424 87 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #232 95 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #283 183 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #147 32 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #357 539 2023 +78.6% Growth
West Virginia #191 58 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #593 150 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 5 2022 Insufficient historical volume

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