Malaki
Boy · MAL-uh-ky · Hebrew
Malaki is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my messenger”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 1,256th for boys in the US (158 babies).
What does Malaki mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Malachi
“my messenger”
A spelling of Malachi, the biblical prophet whose name means my messenger.
- Say it
- MAL-uh-ky
Is Malaki a girl's or a boy's name?
Malaki is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 158 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Malaki in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Malaki, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 37 boys.
Half of all the boys named Malaki in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were given Malaki or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,200, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Malaki in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 29 | #1,058 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 37 | #905 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,170 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,210 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,257 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Malaki in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,256among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 158about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 158 boys in the US were named Malaki, making it the 1,256th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,325th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 278 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Malaki in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 497 boys in the US were given Malaki or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #569, up from #1,256 for this spelling alone.
Malaki in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 158 | #1,256 |
| 2024 | 137 | #1,371 |
| 2023 | 150 | #1,283 |
| 2022 | 146 | #1,300 |
| 2021 | 165 | #1,188 |
| 2020 | 135 | #1,325 |
| 2019 | 171 | #1,136 |
| 2018 | 168 | #1,141 |
| 2017 | 178 | #1,095 |
| 2016 | 202 | #1,009 |
| 2015 | 209 | #987 |
| 2014 | 171 | #1,117 |
| 2013 | 179 | #1,056 |
| 2012 | 209 | #962 |
| 2011 | 199 | #983 |
| 2010 | 251 | #841 |
| 2009 | 242 | #867 |
| 2008 | 229 | #906 |
| 2007 | 278 | #783 |
| 2006 | 253 | #806 |
| 2005 | 245 | #791 |
| 2004 | 183 | #924 |
| 2003 | 141 | #1,092 |
| 2002 | 133 | #1,097 |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,396 |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,192 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,027 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Nicknames for Malaki
- Kai 816 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Malaki
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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