Malakai

mal-uh-KY

Boy

Average rank #284 across 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English (Modern)

Variant of Malachi, meaning "From the Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (Mal'akhiy) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel". This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Malachi, which some claim foretells the coming of Christ. In England the name came into use after the Protestant Reformation."

How popular is Malakai?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales

#357

in 2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

#278

in 2025

🇮🇪 Ireland

#676

in 2025

🇺🇸 USA

#213

in 2025

🇦🇺 Australia

#66

in 2025

🇨🇦 Canada

#289

in 2024

🇳🇿 New Zealand

#110

in 2025

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