Malikai vs Malachi

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

Name A

Malikai

Boy name · Rank #1333

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malikai Malachi
Current Rank #1333 #149
Total Births (all years) 1,954 63,010
Peak Year 2022 2006
Peak Year Births 148 2,776
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1997 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malikai Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss — 156
1920ss — 185
1930ss — 172
1940ss — 183
1950ss — 155
1960ss — 108
1970ss — 390
1980ss — 746
1990ss 6 3,525
2000ss 433 20,778
2010ss 814 24,568
2020ss 701 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malikai Malachi
2014 66 2,397
2015 77 2,601
2016 84 2,634
2017 109 2,546
2018 103 2,510
2019 132 2,453
2020 144 2,400
2021 117 2,320
2022 148 2,303
2023 148 2,478
2024 144 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, 1997–2024.

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