Malakai vs Mateo
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Malakai
a fast riser climbing the charts
- Rank today
- #213
- Peak
- #213 (2025)
- Babies in 2025
- 1,657
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
VS
Mateo
a fast riser climbing the charts
- Rank today
- #8
- Peak
- #6 (2023)
- Babies in 2025
- 11,045
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
The verdict
Mateo is the more popular pick (#8 vs #213). If you want a name everyone recognizes, go Mateo; if you want your child to be the only one in class, Malakai wins.
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