Malikai

“Variant of Malachi — My messenger” — Hebrew (via Malachi) origin

Boy's name · #1416 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Malikai is near its high-water mark: it reached #1277 in 2020 and still ranked #1416 in 2025. About 2,100 boys have carried it since 1997.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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