Maliq vs Malachi

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

Name A

Maliq

Boy name · Rank #7029

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Maliq Malachi
Current Rank #7029 #149
Total Births (all years) 785 65,758
Peak Year 2002 2006
Peak Year Births 64 2,776
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maliq Malachi
1880s - 58
1890s - 30
1900s - 51
1910s - 156
1920s - 185
1930s - 172
1940s - 183
1950s - 155
1960s - 108
1970s - 390
1980s - 746
1990s 151 3,525
2000s 353 20,780
2010s 206 24,588
2020s 75 14,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maliq Malachi
2014 16 2,400
2015 27 2,602
2016 13 2,634
2017 22 2,549
2018 15 2,514
2019 26 2,454
2020 21 2,402
2021 12 2,324
2022 18 2,307
2023 6 2,482
2024 12 2,424
2025 6 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, 1994–2025.

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