Boys' name · since 2002

Malechi

Malechi has 57 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,272 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Malechi is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 57 have been recorded since 2002.

Malechi has 57 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2020.

  • #21,272 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 57 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malechi ranks #21,272 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#21,272 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Malechi's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Malechi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Malechi's full recorded timeline at 2008, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Malechi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
468101214 200220032005200620082010201120142020 5

Malechi by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (34 births, 60% of the file).

2000s was Malechi's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Malechi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 34 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malechi? ▼
Malechi has been given to 57 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,272 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 12 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Malechi sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malechi ranks #21,272 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Malechi most popular? ▼
Malechi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Malechi been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Malechi since 2002 -- 19 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Malechi? ▼
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.

What to do with Malechi's data

  • Malechi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Malechi

Nearby Names Like Malechi

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Malechi

Malcolm Boy
#272 70,209 births
Malachi Boy
#134 65,758 births
Malik Boy
#437 49,607 births
Malakai Boy
#213 17,830 births
Malcom Boy
#1771 5,864 births

Compare Malechi side by side: Malechi vs Malcolm Malechi vs Malachi Malechi vs Malik

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Henrietta
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Urbain
57 births · Peak 1924
Elvy
57 births · Peak 1922
Lindo
57 births · Peak 1926
Verble
57 births · Peak 1916
Scipio
57 births · Peak 1921
Burnes
57 births · Peak 1919
Celeste
57 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Malechi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2020 (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 Malechi 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.