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 #5892

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malachy Malachi
Current Rank #5892 #149
Total Births (all years) 681 63,010
Peak Year 2002 2006
Peak Year Births 35 2,776
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1897 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malachy Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss 5 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss 10 156
1920ss 20 185
1930ss 16 172
1940ss 8 183
1950ss 13 155
1960ss 11 108
1970ss 17 390
1980ss 21 746
1990ss 58 3,525
2000ss 241 20,778
2010ss 174 24,568
2020ss 87 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malachy Malachi
2014 19 2,397
2015 14 2,601
2016 24 2,634
2017 18 2,546
2018 11 2,510
2019 16 2,453
2020 20 2,400
2021 16 2,320
2022 18 2,303
2023 18 2,478
2024 15 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, 1897–2024.

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