US rank #5546 Boys' name Peak 2024 144 births

Malaquias — #5546 US boys' name

144 babies named Malaquias in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s192010s482020s66
#5546
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Malaquias was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

17 babies were named Malaquias in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malaquias

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Malaquias between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malaquias currently holds the #5546 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malaquias performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Malaquias shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Malaquias in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malaquias 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 144 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.

Malaquias at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

144

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2024

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,546

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malaquias popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
17
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 202420222020201820162012200719981996 5

Malaquias by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
66 births that decade — 46% of Malaquias's all-time total
1990s112000s192010s482020s66

Malaquias by state

Where Malaquias concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Malaquias
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.5%
California share of Malaquias's total US births 3.5%

5 of 144 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malaquias?
144 babies have been named Malaquias since 1996. It currently ranks #5546 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 17 births.
When was Malaquias most popular?
Malaquias was most popular in the 2020s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Malaquias most popular?
The top states for the name Malaquias are California (5 births).
How long has the name Malaquias been used?
Malaquias has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malaquias?
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, 1996–2024 (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.