Malakai vs Malachi

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

Name A

Malakai

Boy name · Rank #233

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malakai Malachi
2014 545 2,397
2015 600 2,601
2016 732 2,634
2017 813 2,546
2018 838 2,510
2019 1,078 2,453
2020 1,187 2,400
2021 1,390 2,320
2022 1,526 2,303
2023 1,575 2,478
2024 1,537 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, 1988–2024.

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