boy's name
Malakhai
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 466
Malakhai is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 42 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 110,522 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2002.
Malakhai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 74 |
| 2010s | 165 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 194 |
How popular is Malakhai?
In 2025, Malakhai was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Malakhai is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Malakhai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Malakhai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Malakhai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Malakhai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Malakhai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Malakhai
How popular is the name Malakhai?
In 2025, Malakhai was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Malakhai a girl's or a boy's name?
Malakhai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Malakhai most popular?
Malakhai peaked in 2023, when 42 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Malakhai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Malakhai currently ranks #3,751 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.