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.

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Mal

Boy name · Rank #10900

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Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Mal Malachi
Current Rank #10900 #149
Total Births (all years) 335 63,010
Peak Year 1950 2006
Peak Year Births 13 2,776
Peak Decade 1950ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mal Malachi
1880ss 12 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss 30 156
1920ss 16 185
1930ss 42 172
1940ss 69 183
1950ss 84 155
1960ss 39 108
1970ss — 390
1980ss — 746
1990ss — 3,525
2000ss 5 20,778
2010ss 12 24,568
2020ss 26 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mal Malachi
2014 — 2,397
2015 — 2,601
2016 — 2,634
2017 — 2,546
2018 — 2,510
2019 7 2,453
2020 7 2,400
2021 6 2,320
2022 7 2,303
2023 — 2,478
2024 6 2,404

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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