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Malikai
OriginHebrew, spelling variation of Malachi
Meaning"my messenger"
About Malikai
In the Bible, Malachi, was the last of the twelve Hebrew prophets, who foretold the coming of Christ.
This alternate spelling, which promotes the popular nickname Kai, is given to over 100 boys each year in the US.
Pronounced mahl-uh-KY.
As of October 2026, Malikai ranked #1416 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1276 in 2020.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,109 | 66 | 34.4 |
| 2015 | #1,903 | 77 | 40.2 |
| 2016 | #1,807 | 84 | 44.3 |
| 2017 | #1,521 | 109 | 58.9 |
| 2018 | #1,599 | 103 | 56.7 |
| 2019 | #1,360 | 132 | 73.6 |
| 2020 | #1,276 | 144 | 83.4 |
| 2021 | #1,521 | 117 | 66.9 |
| 2022 | #1,289 | 148 | 84.8 |
| 2023 | #1,295 | 148 | 86.5 |
| 2024 | #1,331 | 144 | 83.6 |
| 2025 | #1,416 | 129 | 75.5 |
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