Boys' name · since 1999
Malakhi
Malakhi has 3,043 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,043
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malakhi currently ranks #1441 among boys' names in America, with 3,043 babies recorded since 1999.
Malakhi has 3,043 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1441 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #2,515 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,441 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,043 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malakhi ranks #2,515 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,441 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,043 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,043
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Malakhi's 3,043 recorded births place it above 94.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Malakhi compares
3,043 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Malakhi's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malakhi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,043 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 238 | 34 | 22,252 |
Malakhi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malakhi splits its recorded history at 2012: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 238 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malakhi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 238
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Malakhi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,392 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Malakhi's strongest decade.
1,392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Malakhi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
635 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,392 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,006 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,392 births (46% of all-time use).
How Malakhi 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 Malakhi's total volume
Malakhi by state
Where Malakhi concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 227 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 225 | 7.4% |
| #3 | California | | 216 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 168 | 5.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 119 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 113 | 3.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 88 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 73 | 2.4% |
227 of 3,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Malakhi appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Malakhi's data
- Malakhi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,392 total births) through the 2020s (1,006) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Malakhis (227 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malakhi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Malakhi 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.