Boys' name · since 1897
Malachy
690 babies named Malachy in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,508 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 690
- born since 1897
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malachy is the #8267 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 690 recorded since 1897.
Social Security Administration records show Malachy recorded 690 times among boys since 1897, holding rank #8267 nationally today, ahead of 41% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #6,508 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,267 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 690 born since 1897
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malachy ranks #6,508 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,267 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 690 born since 1897, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,508 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 690
- born since 1897
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malachy's 690 recorded births place it above 85.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Malachy compares
690 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Malachy's all-time total is 87% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malachy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 690 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Malachy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malachy's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malachy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Malachy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (241 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Malachy's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Malachy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
241 births
- 2010s
2010s
174 births
- 2020s 96
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 241 births (35% of all-time use).
How Malachy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Malachy's total volume
Malachy by state
Where Malachy concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 43 | 6.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
43 of 690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Malachy's data
- Malachy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (241 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Malachys (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malachy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~128 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1897–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Malachy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.