Given name
Malakia
“a messenger of God”·“a heavenly messenger; an angel”
Malakia is a variant of Malachi. One Hebrew interpretation is “a messenger of God.” Malakia is a variant of Malak. One Arabic interpretation is “a heavenly messenger; an angel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malakia is a variant of Malachi. One Hebrew interpretation is “a messenger of God.” Malakia is a variant of Malak. One Arabic interpretation is “a heavenly messenger; an angel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malakia is a variant of Malachi. An origin associated with Malachi is Hebrew. Malakia is a variant of Malak. An origin associated with Malak is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malakia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 73
- 65 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,206 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,206 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 189 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malakia’s family of names
Malakia has a related form in Malachi. Malakia has a related form in Malak. In Finnish usage, Malakia has a conventional equivalent in the German form MALACHIAS.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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