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 #1428

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malek Malachi
Current Rank #1428 #149
Total Births (all years) 3,086 65,758
Peak Year 2023 2006
Peak Year Births 151 2,776
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malek Malachi
1880s - 58
1890s - 30
1900s - 51
1910s - 156
1920s - 185
1930s - 172
1940s - 183
1950s - 155
1960s - 108
1970s 31 390
1980s 85 746
1990s 505 3,525
2000s 780 20,780
2010s 924 24,588
2020s 761 14,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malek Malachi
2014 96 2,400
2015 72 2,602
2016 95 2,634
2017 93 2,549
2018 100 2,514
2019 130 2,454
2020 125 2,402
2021 118 2,324
2022 118 2,307
2023 151 2,482
2024 128 2,424
2025 121 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, 1974–2025.

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