Malikai

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Malikai: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Malikai: Recorded since 2004, its highest recorded position is #1,859, reached in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
21years from first to last
#1859highest recorded position
3groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2004–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2004	#2578
2005	#2754
2006	#2538
2007	#3589
2008	#3687
2009	#4527
2010	#3865
2011	#2390
2012	#3416
2013	#3315
2014	#2964
2015	#4747
2016	#4023
2018	#3959
2019	#3013
2020	#3848
2021	#3451
2022	#3048
2023	#4107
2024	#1859

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 20 of the 21 years from 2004 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2004–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #2578 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #1859 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1859 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Malikai by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Malikai in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	27	6 of 10	5
2010s	45	9 of 10	5
2020sbusiest	32	5 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Malikai appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1859 in England and Wales in 2024.

Malikai's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1859	13	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4107	4	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3848	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3013	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#4747	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3315	5	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3416	5	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2390	8	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3865	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#4527	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3589	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2754	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2004 and 2024, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,859, first reached in 2024.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in England and Wales in 2024.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
13 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#1,859position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
13births registered in its largest year, 2024Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Malika · #370, 44y
Malikah · #788, 27y
Malin · #3, 60y
Malina · #2286, 20y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aadit · #1859, 15y
Abdul-Hakeem · #1859, 18y
Ennis · #1859, 16y
Gavriel · #1859, 25y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Aadit · #1859, 15y
Abdul-Hakeem · #1859, 18y
Niyam · #1859, 19y
Shubh · #1859, 12y

Malikai and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Malikai without appearing here.

Malikai moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4107 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1859 and #5119.
Brett Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4107 and #3523 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1859 and #4270.
Erin Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4107 and #3523 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1859 and #4270.
Grant Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4107 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1859 and #4270.

Moved ahead of Malikai

Cillian Compare
In 2004 they stood at #2578 and #3009 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #2754 and #1190.
Rune Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3959 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3013 and #2104.
Malin Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3959 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3013 and #2728.
Aksel Compare
In 2011 they stood at #2390 and #2892 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #3416 and #3416.

Moved the same way as Malikai

Garry Compare
Between 2004 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Malikai went from #2578 to #4107 and Garry from #1732 to #4991.
Kelly Compare
Between 2004 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Malikai went from #2578 to #4107 and Kelly from #2070 to #3523.
Matheo Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Malikai went from #3589 to #1859 and Matheo from #4333 to #1517.
Brooke Compare
Between 2004 and 2020 in England and Wales · Boys, Malikai went from #2578 to #3848 and Brooke from #938 to #4608.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1859 in England and Wales in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Malikai

Malikai at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Malikai by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Malikai appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Malikai and the names beside it

Malikai moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Malikai

Moved the same way as Malikai

Malikai at a glance

Malikai by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Malikai appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Malikai and the names beside it

Malikai moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Malikai

Moved the same way as Malikai