Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Malakye 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 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malakye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 517
- 517 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,666 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,666 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 50 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 350 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.
Malakye’s family of names
Malakye may belong to the same name family as MALAKY. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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