Total births
57
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.
- 57
- total births
- 2002–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that 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.
- 57 total births
- 2002–2020 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
57 boys have been named Malechi since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.
- 57
- total births
- 2002–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Malechi was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
12 babies were named Malechi in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Malechi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2020
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Malechi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 34 births (60% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 2020. 12 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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
#314 70,209 births
Malachi Boy
#149 65,758 births
Malik Boy
#428 49,607 births
Malakai Boy
#232 17,830 births
Malcom Boy
#1737 5,864 births
Compare Malechi side by side: Malechi vs Malcolm Malechi vs Malachi Malechi vs Malik
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Malechi: Baby Name Since 2002 - 57 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/malechi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.