Boys' name · since 1994
Malichi
Malichi has 522 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,700 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,674 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 522
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malichi currently ranks #12674 among boys' names in America, with 522 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Malichi recorded 522 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #12674 nationally today, ahead of 9% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #7,700 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,674 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 522 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malichi ranks #7,700 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,674 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 522 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,700 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,674 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 522
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malichi's 522 recorded births place it above 83.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Malichi compares
522 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Malichi's all-time total is 41% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malichi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 522 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Malichi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malichi splits its recorded history at 2010: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malichi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Malichi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (232 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Malichi's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Malichi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
232 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 232 births (44% of all-time use).
How Malichi 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 Malichi's total volume
Malichi by state
Where Malichi concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
6 of 522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Malichi's data
- Malichi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Malichis (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malichi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Malichi 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.