Male vs Malachi

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

Name A

Male

Boy name

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Male Malachi
Current Rank Unranked #149
Total Births (all years) 1,530 63,010
Peak Year 1991 2006
Peak Year Births 223 2,776
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Male Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss — 156
1920ss — 185
1930ss — 172
1940ss — 183
1950ss — 155
1960ss 15 108
1970ss — 390
1980ss 170 746
1990ss 1,017 3,525
2000ss 122 20,778
2010ss 206 24,568
2020ss — 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Male Malachi
2014 64 2,397
2015 18 2,601
2016 — 2,634
2017 — 2,546
2018 — 2,510
2019 — 2,453
2020 — 2,400
2021 — 2,320
2022 — 2,303
2023 — 2,478
2024 — 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, 1963–2015.

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