Malaki
Malaki was the 1258th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 158 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 783rd with 278 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 268 places. More babies were named Malaki in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,258 boys, up 74 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 158boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007278 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,791babies recorded
Malaki popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2011.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,258 | 158 |
| 2020 | #1,332 | 135 |
| 2010 | #843 | 251 |
| 2000 | #2,211 | 45 |
| 1990 | #8,983 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Malaki, counting every spelling?
Malaki has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,190 for boys in 2025, against #1,258 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Malaki?
158 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malaki (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Malaki born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 53 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malaki.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malaki?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Malaki are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 20. That makes Malaki mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Malaki by state
How common Malaki was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (2.2×), Indiana (2.1×). In 25 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Malaki: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malaki, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Malaki
How popular is the name Malaki?
Malaki was the 1258th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 158 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 783rd with 278 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 268 places. More babies were named Malaki in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Malaki a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Malaki in the US.
Where is Malaki most popular?
In 2021–2025, Malaki was most common in Tennessee (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and Indiana.