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

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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 65,758
Peak Year 1921 2006
Peak Year Births 68 2,776
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malvin Malachi
1880s 6 58
1890s - 30
1900s 38 51
1910s 333 156
1920s 547 185
1930s 393 172
1940s 332 183
1950s 285 155
1960s 180 108
1970s 155 390
1980s 97 746
1990s 88 3,525
2000s 95 20,780
2010s 98 24,588
2020s 26 14,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malvin Malachi
2014 10 2,400
2015 17 2,602
2016 9 2,634
2017 8 2,549
2018 9 2,514
2019 8 2,454
2020 8 2,402
2021 5 2,324
2022 7 2,307
2023 6 2,482
2024 - 2,424
2025 - 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, 1886–2023.

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