US rank #7186 Boys' name Peak 2023 77 births

Malachite — #7186 US boys' name

77 babies named Malachite in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s102020s67
#7186
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Malachite was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

25 babies were named Malachite in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malachite

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Malachite between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malachite currently holds the #7186 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malachite performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Malachite shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malachite in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malachite in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 77 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Malachite at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

77

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2023

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,186

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malachite popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
25
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
051015202530 2024202320222021202020192017 5

Malachite by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
67 births that decade — 87% of Malachite's all-time total
2010s102020s67

Malachite by state

Where Malachite concentrates geographically — total births since 2017

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Malachite
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 7.8%
Texas share of Malachite's total US births 7.8%

6 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malachite?
77 babies have been named Malachite since 2017. It currently ranks #7186 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 25 births.
When was Malachite most popular?
Malachite was most popular in the 2020s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Malachite most popular?
The top states for the name Malachite are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Malachite been used?
Malachite has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malachite?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Malcolm, Malachi, Malik, Malakai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.