Malikai: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “my messenger; my angel”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- MAL-ih-kye · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Variant spelling of Malachi, from Hebrew Mal'akhi. The form Malikai reflects modern English phonetic reshaping of the biblical name.
How popular is Malikai?
Babies named Malikai in 2024144
2024 rank#1,333 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18801,959
Malikai is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Malikai
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Malikai questions
What does the name Malikai mean?
Malikai means "my messenger; my angel". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Malachi, from Hebrew Mal'akhi. The form Malikai reflects modern English phonetic reshaping of the biblical name.
Is Malikai a boy or girl name?
Malikai is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Malikai?
144 US babies were named Malikai in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Malikai?
Malikai is usually pronounced MAL-ih-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.