Malachi vs Malik

Side-by-side comparison of Malachi and Malik — 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

Malik

Boy name · Rank #429

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Metric Malachi Malik
Current Rank #149 #429
Total Births (all years) 63,010 48,867
Peak Year 2006 1996
Peak Year Births 2,776 4,026
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1949

Births by Decade

Decade Malachi Malik
1880ss 58 —
1890ss 30 —
1900ss 51 —
1910ss 156 —
1920ss 185 —
1930ss 172 —
1940ss 183 5
1950ss 155 6
1960ss 108 139
1970ss 390 1,348
1980ss 746 1,427
1990ss 3,525 17,951
2000ss 20,778 14,765
2010ss 24,568 9,205
2020ss 11,905 4,021

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malachi Malik
2014 2,397 842
2015 2,601 862
2016 2,634 842
2017 2,546 867
2018 2,510 873
2019 2,453 886
2020 2,400 836
2021 2,320 808
2022 2,303 807
2023 2,478 834
2024 2,404 736

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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