Malaquias vs Malachi

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

Name A

Malaquias

Boy name · Rank #5546

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malaquias Malachi
Current Rank #5546 #149
Total Births (all years) 144 63,010
Peak Year 2024 2006
Peak Year Births 17 2,776
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malaquias Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss — 156
1920ss — 185
1930ss — 172
1940ss — 183
1950ss — 155
1960ss — 108
1970ss — 390
1980ss — 746
1990ss 11 3,525
2000ss 19 20,778
2010ss 48 24,568
2020ss 66 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malaquias Malachi
2014 — 2,397
2015 — 2,601
2016 8 2,634
2017 9 2,546
2018 8 2,510
2019 12 2,453
2020 13 2,400
2021 14 2,320
2022 6 2,303
2023 16 2,478
2024 17 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, 1996–2024.

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