Mal vs Malachi
Side-by-side comparison of Mal and Malachi - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Mal | Malachi |
| Current Rank | #10949 | #149 |
| Total Births (all years) | 343 | 65,758 |
| Peak Year | 1950 | 2006 |
| Peak Year Births | 13 | 2,776 |
| Peak Decade | 1950s | 2010s |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| First Recorded Year | 1880 | 1880 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Mal | Malachi |
| 1880s | 12 | 58 |
| 1890s | - | 30 |
| 1900s | - | 51 |
| 1910s | 30 | 156 |
| 1920s | 16 | 185 |
| 1930s | 42 | 172 |
| 1940s | 69 | 183 |
| 1950s | 84 | 155 |
| 1960s | 39 | 108 |
| 1970s | - | 390 |
| 1980s | - | 746 |
| 1990s | - | 3,525 |
| 2000s | 5 | 20,780 |
| 2010s | 12 | 24,588 |
| 2020s | 34 | 14,631 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Mal | Malachi |
| 2014 | - | 2,400 |
| 2015 | - | 2,602 |
| 2016 | - | 2,634 |
| 2017 | - | 2,549 |
| 2018 | - | 2,514 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2,454 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2,402 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2,324 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2,307 |
| 2023 | - | 2,482 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2,424 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2,692 |