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 #1312

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malakhi Malachi
Current Rank #1312 #149
Total Births (all years) 3,043 65,758
Peak Year 2019 2006
Peak Year Births 238 2,776
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1999 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malakhi Malachi
1880s - 58
1890s - 30
1900s - 51
1910s - 156
1920s - 185
1930s - 172
1940s - 183
1950s - 155
1960s - 108
1970s - 390
1980s - 746
1990s 10 3,525
2000s 635 20,780
2010s 1,392 24,588
2020s 1,006 14,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malakhi Malachi
2014 108 2,400
2015 132 2,602
2016 180 2,634
2017 173 2,549
2018 164 2,514
2019 238 2,454
2020 195 2,402
2021 171 2,324
2022 183 2,307
2023 183 2,482
2024 149 2,424
2025 125 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, 1999–2025.

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