Malvin vs Malachi

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

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Malvin

Boy name

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malvin Malachi
Current Rank Unranked #149
Total Births (all years) 2,673 63,010
Peak Year 1921 2006
Peak Year Births 68 2,776
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malvin Malachi
1880ss 6 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss 38 51
1910ss 333 156
1920ss 547 185
1930ss 393 172
1940ss 332 183
1950ss 285 155
1960ss 180 108
1970ss 155 390
1980ss 97 746
1990ss 88 3,525
2000ss 95 20,778
2010ss 98 24,568
2020ss 26 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malvin Malachi
2014 10 2,397
2015 17 2,601
2016 9 2,634
2017 8 2,546
2018 9 2,510
2019 8 2,453
2020 8 2,400
2021 5 2,320
2022 7 2,303
2023 6 2,478
2024 — 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, 1886–2023.

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