Malachi vs Malakai

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

Name A

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Name B

Malakai

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Malachi Malakai
Current Rank #149 #233
Total Births (all years) 63,010 16,157
Peak Year 2006 2023
Peak Year Births 2,776 1,575
Peak Decade 2010ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1988

Births by Decade

Decade Malachi Malakai
1880ss 58 —
1890ss 30 —
1900ss 51 —
1910ss 156 —
1920ss 185 —
1930ss 172 —
1940ss 183 —
1950ss 155 —
1960ss 108 —
1970ss 390 —
1980ss 746 7
1990ss 3,525 136
2000ss 20,778 2,443
2010ss 24,568 6,356
2020ss 11,905 7,215

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malachi Malakai
2014 2,397 545
2015 2,601 600
2016 2,634 732
2017 2,546 813
2018 2,510 838
2019 2,453 1,078
2020 2,400 1,187
2021 2,320 1,390
2022 2,303 1,526
2023 2,478 1,575
2024 2,404 1,537

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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