Malique vs Malachi

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

Name A

Malique

Boy name · Rank #4358

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malique Malachi
Current Rank #4358 #149
Total Births (all years) 1,941 63,010
Peak Year 1998 2006
Peak Year Births 133 2,776
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malique Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss — 156
1920ss — 185
1930ss — 172
1940ss — 183
1950ss — 155
1960ss — 108
1970ss — 390
1980ss 6 746
1990ss 661 3,525
2000ss 792 20,778
2010ss 371 24,568
2020ss 111 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malique Malachi
2014 30 2,397
2015 32 2,601
2016 27 2,634
2017 28 2,546
2018 25 2,510
2019 37 2,453
2020 26 2,400
2021 26 2,320
2022 20 2,303
2023 15 2,478
2024 24 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, 1989–2024.

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