How Many People Are Named Malakye?
An estimated 503 people in the United States have the first name Malakye. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Malakye peaked in popularity in 2011 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malakye 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 Malakye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
503
About 1 in 681,420 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2011
50 births
Total Registered
508
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malakye
Malakye is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 508 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Malakye as a male name
Ranked #11,791 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (50 births)
Malakye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malakye span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 274 babies were registered. Malakye has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Malakye by Decade
How has Malakye 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.
Malakye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malakye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Malakye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malakye?
We estimate approximately 503 people named Malakye 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 681,420 Americans share this first name.
Is Malakye a common name?
Malakye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 508 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malakye most popular?
Malakye reached peak popularity in 2011, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malakye is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malakye a male name?
Malakye is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malakye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malakye Smith, Malakye Johnson, Malakye 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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