Recorded 2015–2023 Boys' name Peak 2022 36 births

Malahkai — boys' name

36 babies named Malahkai in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s112020s25
2020s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Malahkai was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

10 babies were named Malahkai in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malahkai

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Malahkai between 2015 and 2023, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malahkai currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malahkai performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Malahkai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malahkai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Malahkai at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

36

Since 2015

9 years of records

Peak year

2022

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2015

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2023

Malahkai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2015

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
10
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4681012 20232022202120162015 6

Malahkai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
25 births that decade — 69% of Malahkai's all-time total
2010s112020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malahkai?
36 babies have been named Malahkai since 2015. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2022 with 10 births.
When was Malahkai most popular?
Malahkai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Malahkai been used?
Malahkai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 9 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Malahkai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Malcolm, Malachi, Malik, Malakai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.