How Many People Are Named Malakai?
An estimated 16,088 people in the United States have the first name Malakai. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Malakai peaked in popularity in 2023 with 1,581 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malakai as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Malakai paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Malakai is overwhelmingly male, 57 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Malakai is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
16,088
About 1 in 21,305 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2023
1,581 births
Total Registered
16,214
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malakai
Malakai is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 16,214 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Malakai as a male name
Ranked #233 in 2024
1,537 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (1,575 births)
Malakai as a female name
Ranked #14,553 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (7 births)
Malakai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malakai span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 7,245 babies were registered. Malakai remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Malakai by Decade
How has Malakai tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Malakai by State
Birth registrations for Malakai span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Delaware, South Dakota. On average, about 320 Malakais were registered per state.
Malakai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malakai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Malakai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malakai?
We estimate approximately 16,088 people named Malakai are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 21,305 Americans share this first name.
Is Malakai a common name?
Malakai is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,214 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malakai most popular?
Malakai reached peak popularity in 2023, when 1,581 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malakai is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malakai a male name?
Malakai is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malakai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malakai Smith, Malakai Johnson, Malakai Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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