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 #4380

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malique Malachi
Current Rank #4380 #149
Total Births (all years) 1,952 65,758
Peak Year 1998 2006
Peak Year Births 133 2,776
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malique Malachi
1880s - 58
1890s - 30
1900s - 51
1910s - 156
1920s - 185
1930s - 172
1940s - 183
1950s - 155
1960s - 108
1970s - 390
1980s 6 746
1990s 661 3,525
2000s 792 20,780
2010s 371 24,588
2020s 122 14,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malique Malachi
2014 30 2,400
2015 32 2,602
2016 27 2,634
2017 28 2,549
2018 25 2,514
2019 37 2,454
2020 26 2,402
2021 26 2,324
2022 20 2,307
2023 15 2,482
2024 24 2,424
2025 11 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, 1989–2025.

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