Malakhai vs Malachi

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

Name A

Malakhai

Boy name · Rank #4051

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malakhai Malachi
Current Rank #4051 #149
Total Births (all years) 433 65,758
Peak Year 2023 2006
Peak Year Births 42 2,776
Peak Decade 2020s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2002 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malakhai Malachi
1880s - 58
1890s - 30
1900s - 51
1910s - 156
1920s - 185
1930s - 172
1940s - 183
1950s - 155
1960s - 108
1970s - 390
1980s - 746
1990s - 3,525
2000s 74 20,780
2010s 165 24,588
2020s 194 14,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malakhai Malachi
2014 11 2,400
2015 19 2,602
2016 23 2,634
2017 12 2,549
2018 16 2,514
2019 35 2,454
2020 24 2,402
2021 39 2,324
2022 32 2,307
2023 42 2,482
2024 27 2,424
2025 30 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, 2002–2025.

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