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Malakai

Pronounced M AE1 L AH0 K AY1 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 2023
  • 37 years in use
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How popular is Malakai?

Malakai is a boys' name, and first appears in 1988. It has been given to 16,229 children — the 846th most common boys' name on record.

It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2023, when 1,580 children were given it.

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2023Boys: 1,580Girls: 6

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
M AE1 L AH0 K AY1
Stress pattern:
101
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Malakai

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Malakai

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Malakai?
Malakai ranks 846th among boys' names in US records, with 16,229 births since 1988. Over the past decade it accounts for 11,291.
Is Malakai a unisex name?
No. Malakai is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Malakai most popular?
2023, when 1,580 children were given the name. It has been in use for 37 years and is still recorded as of 2024.