Malachai
Boy · MAL-uh-ky · Hebrew
Malachai is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my messenger”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 2,451st for boys in the US (55 babies).
What does Malachai mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Malachi
“my messenger”
A spelling of Malachi, the prophet whose book closes the Old Testament in Christian Bibles.
- Say it
- MAL-uh-ky
Is Malachai a girl's or a boy's name?
Malachai is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 55 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Malachai in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Malachai, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Malachai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were given Malachai or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,200, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Malachai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Malachai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,451among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 55about 1 in 31,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 55 boys in the US were named Malachai, making it the 2,451st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,346th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 78 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Malachai than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Malachai in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 497 boys in the US were given Malachai or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #569, up from #2,451 for this spelling alone.
Malachai in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2,451 |
| 2024 | 62 | #2,288 |
| 2023 | 75 | #2,013 |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,964 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,252 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2,346 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,264 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,148 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,846 |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,593 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,144 |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,286 |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,622 |
| 2008 | 71 | #1,980 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 54 | #2,309 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,004 |
| 2004 | 39 | #2,693 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,149 |
| 2002 | 48 | #2,191 |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,737 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
Nicknames for Malachai
- Kai 816 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Malachai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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