Malik vs Malachi

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

Name A

Malik

Boy name · Rank #429

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malik Malachi
Current Rank #429 #149
Total Births (all years) 48,867 63,010
Peak Year 1996 2006
Peak Year Births 4,026 2,776
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malik Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss — 156
1920ss — 185
1930ss — 172
1940ss 5 183
1950ss 6 155
1960ss 139 108
1970ss 1,348 390
1980ss 1,427 746
1990ss 17,951 3,525
2000ss 14,765 20,778
2010ss 9,205 24,568
2020ss 4,021 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malik Malachi
2014 842 2,397
2015 862 2,601
2016 842 2,634
2017 867 2,546
2018 873 2,510
2019 886 2,453
2020 836 2,400
2021 808 2,320
2022 807 2,303
2023 834 2,478
2024 736 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, 1949–2024.

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