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 #2296

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malachai Malachi
Current Rank #2296 #149
Total Births (all years) 1,430 63,010
Peak Year 2022 2006
Peak Year Births 78 2,776
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1991 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malachai Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss — 156
1920ss — 185
1930ss — 172
1940ss — 183
1950ss — 155
1960ss — 108
1970ss — 390
1980ss — 746
1990ss 124 3,525
2000ss 490 20,778
2010ss 483 24,568
2020ss 333 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malachai Malachi
2014 35 2,397
2015 36 2,601
2016 42 2,634
2017 61 2,546
2018 44 2,510
2019 61 2,453
2020 57 2,400
2021 62 2,320
2022 78 2,303
2023 74 2,478
2024 62 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, 1991–2024.

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