Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Malacai isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malacai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 169
- 169 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,204 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,204 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 2017.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malacai’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Malacai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
Mannan
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>99% boys
Mohamud
>99% boys
Alanso
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>99% boys