boy's name
Malikai
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,372
Malikai is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 129 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 148 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 25,700 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Malikai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 433 |
| 2010s | 819 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 830 |
How popular is Malikai?
In 2025, Malikai was given to 129 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Malikai 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 Malikai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Malikai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Malikai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Malikai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Malikai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Malikai
How popular is the name Malikai?
In 2025, Malikai was given to 129 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Malikai a girl's or a boy's name?
Malikai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Malikai most popular?
Malikai peaked in 2022, when 148 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Malikai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Malikai currently ranks #1,416 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.