Malachy vs Malachi

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

Name A

Malachy

Boy name · Rank #5918

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malachy Malachi
Current Rank #5918 #149
Total Births (all years) 690 65,758
Peak Year 2002 2006
Peak Year Births 35 2,776
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1897 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malachy Malachi
1880s - 58
1890s 5 30
1900s - 51
1910s 10 156
1920s 20 185
1930s 16 172
1940s 8 183
1950s 13 155
1960s 11 108
1970s 17 390
1980s 21 746
1990s 58 3,525
2000s 241 20,780
2010s 174 24,588
2020s 96 14,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malachy Malachi
2014 19 2,400
2015 14 2,602
2016 24 2,634
2017 18 2,549
2018 11 2,514
2019 16 2,454
2020 20 2,402
2021 16 2,324
2022 18 2,307
2023 18 2,482
2024 15 2,424
2025 9 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, 1897–2025.

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