How Many People Are Named Malikai?
An estimated 1,943 people in the United States have the first name Malikai. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Malikai peaked in popularity in 2022 with 148 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Malikai 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 Malikai paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Malikai is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,943
About 1 in 176,405 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2022
148 births
Total Registered
1,959
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Malikai
Malikai is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,959 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Malikai as a male name
Ranked #1,331 in 2024
144 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (148 births)
Malikai as a female name
Ranked #17,086 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2019 (5 births)
Malikai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Malikai span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 819 babies were registered. Malikai remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Malikai by Decade
How has Malikai 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.
Malikai by State
Birth registrations for Malikai span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Missouri, Colorado, Virginia. On average, about 36 Malikais were registered per state.
Malikai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Malikai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Malikai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malikai?
We estimate approximately 1,943 people named Malikai 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 176,405 Americans share this first name.
Is Malikai a common name?
Malikai is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,959 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Malikai most popular?
Malikai reached peak popularity in 2022, when 148 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Malikai is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Malikai a male name?
Malikai is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Malikai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Malikai Smith, Malikai Johnson, Malikai 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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