Malachi vs Olivia

Side-by-side comparison of Malachi and Olivia - 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

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Malachi Olivia
Current Rank #149 #1
Total Births (all years) 65,758 567,345
Peak Year 2006 2014
Peak Year Births 2,776 19,840
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malachi Olivia
1880s 58 618
1890s 30 1,099
1900s 51 1,575
1910s 156 3,545
1920s 185 4,982
1930s 172 3,922
1940s 183 7,201
1950s 155 6,100
1960s 108 4,016
1970s 390 7,846
1980s 746 14,060
1990s 3,525 75,913
2000s 20,780 156,054
2010s 24,588 184,561
2020s 14,631 95,853

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malachi Olivia
2014 2,400 19,840
2015 2,602 19,729
2016 2,634 19,414
2017 2,549 18,778
2018 2,514 18,061
2019 2,454 18,577
2020 2,402 17,691
2021 2,324 17,847
2022 2,307 16,670
2023 2,482 15,329
2024 2,424 14,772
2025 2,692 13,544

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, 1880–2025.

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