Malachai vs Malachi

Side-by-side comparison of Malachai and Malachi - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Malachai

Boy name · Rank #2305

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malachai Malachi
Current Rank #2305 #149
Total Births (all years) 1,486 65,758
Peak Year 2022 2006
Peak Year Births 78 2,776
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1991 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malachai Malachi
1880s - 58
1890s - 30
1900s - 51
1910s - 156
1920s - 185
1930s - 172
1940s - 183
1950s - 155
1960s - 108
1970s - 390
1980s - 746
1990s 124 3,525
2000s 490 20,780
2010s 483 24,588
2020s 389 14,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malachai Malachi
2014 35 2,400
2015 36 2,602
2016 42 2,634
2017 61 2,549
2018 44 2,514
2019 61 2,454
2020 57 2,402
2021 62 2,324
2022 78 2,307
2023 75 2,482
2024 62 2,424
2025 55 2,692

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, 1991–2025.

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