US rank #12947 Boys' name Peak 2004 516 births

Malichi — #12947 US boys' name

516 babies named Malichi in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s482000s2322010s1842020s52
#12947
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Malichi was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

37 babies were named Malichi in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malichi

The Social Security Administration has registered 516 babies named Malichi between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Malichi currently holds the #12947 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malichi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 232 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Malichi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Malichi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malichi 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 516 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.

Malichi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

516

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2004

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,947

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malichi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
37
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019961994 5

Malichi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
232 births that decade — 45% of Malichi's all-time total
1990s482000s2322010s1842020s52

Malichi by state

Where Malichi concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Malichi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.2%
#2 Texas
5 1.0%
California share of Malichi's total US births 1.2%
Even split

6 of 516 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malichi?
516 babies have been named Malichi since 1994. It currently ranks #12947 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 37 births.
When was Malichi most popular?
Malichi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 232 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Malichi most popular?
The top states for the name Malichi are California (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Malichi been used?
Malichi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malichi?
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, 1994–2024 (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.