Malakhi vs Malachi

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

Name A

Malakhi

Boy name · Rank #1316

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malakhi Malachi
Current Rank #1316 #149
Total Births (all years) 2,916 63,010
Peak Year 2019 2006
Peak Year Births 238 2,776
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1999 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malakhi Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss — 156
1920ss — 185
1930ss — 172
1940ss — 183
1950ss — 155
1960ss — 108
1970ss — 390
1980ss — 746
1990ss 10 3,525
2000ss 635 20,778
2010ss 1,392 24,568
2020ss 879 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malakhi Malachi
2014 108 2,397
2015 132 2,601
2016 180 2,634
2017 173 2,546
2018 164 2,510
2019 238 2,453
2020 194 2,400
2021 171 2,320
2022 183 2,303
2023 183 2,478
2024 148 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, 1999–2024.

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