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 #7000

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Maliq Malachi
Current Rank #7000 #149
Total Births (all years) 779 63,010
Peak Year 2002 2006
Peak Year Births 64 2,776
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maliq Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss — 156
1920ss — 185
1930ss — 172
1940ss — 183
1950ss — 155
1960ss — 108
1970ss — 390
1980ss — 746
1990ss 151 3,525
2000ss 353 20,778
2010ss 206 24,568
2020ss 69 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maliq Malachi
2014 16 2,397
2015 27 2,601
2016 13 2,634
2017 22 2,546
2018 15 2,510
2019 26 2,453
2020 21 2,400
2021 12 2,320
2022 18 2,303
2023 6 2,478
2024 12 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, 1994–2024.

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