Malakai: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “my messenger, my angel”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- MAL-uh-kye · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Variant spelling of Malachi, from Hebrew Mal'akhi. The biblical name is borne by the prophet Malachi in the Hebrew Bible.
How popular is Malakai?
Babies named Malakai in 20241,543
2024 rank#233 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 188016,214
Malakai is rising: use over the last five years is 3.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Malakai
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Malakai questions
What does the name Malakai mean?
Malakai means "my messenger, my angel". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Malachi, from Hebrew Mal'akhi. The biblical name is borne by the prophet Malachi in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Malakai a boy or girl name?
Malakai is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Malakai?
1,543 US babies were named Malakai in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Malakai?
Malakai is usually pronounced MAL-uh-kye.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.