Malek vs Malachi

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

Name A

Malek

Boy name · Rank #1427

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malek Malachi
Current Rank #1427 #149
Total Births (all years) 2,965 63,010
Peak Year 2023 2006
Peak Year Births 151 2,776
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malek Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss — 156
1920ss — 185
1930ss — 172
1940ss — 183
1950ss — 155
1960ss — 108
1970ss 31 390
1980ss 85 746
1990ss 505 3,525
2000ss 780 20,778
2010ss 924 24,568
2020ss 640 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malek Malachi
2014 96 2,397
2015 72 2,601
2016 95 2,634
2017 93 2,546
2018 100 2,510
2019 130 2,453
2020 125 2,400
2021 118 2,320
2022 118 2,303
2023 151 2,478
2024 128 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, 1974–2024.

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