Malakai is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Malakai means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Malakai across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Malakai has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Malakai is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “my messenger, my angel”. A variant spelling of Malachi.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 17,887 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,007 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 54 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 7 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 11 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 55 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Malakai per year, United States (1988 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (1,657/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (124/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (13/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2024 (4/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2019 (4/yr).
Malakai has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #415 nationally (given to 1,792 babies that year).
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