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 #428

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malik Malachi
Current Rank #428 #149
Total Births (all years) 49,607 65,758
Peak Year 1996 2006
Peak Year Births 4,026 2,776
Peak Decade 1990s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malik Malachi
1880s - 58
1890s - 30
1900s - 51
1910s - 156
1920s - 185
1930s - 172
1940s 5 183
1950s 6 155
1960s 139 108
1970s 1,348 390
1980s 1,427 746
1990s 17,951 3,525
2000s 14,766 20,780
2010s 9,210 24,588
2020s 4,755 14,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malik Malachi
2014 842 2,400
2015 862 2,602
2016 844 2,634
2017 869 2,549
2018 874 2,514
2019 886 2,454
2020 838 2,402
2021 810 2,324
2022 808 2,307
2023 835 2,482
2024 740 2,424
2025 724 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, 1949–2025.

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