Boys' name · since 2012

Melakhi

Melakhi has 10 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

10
total births
2012–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Melakhi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 2012.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melakhi has been recorded 10 times among boys since 2012, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2018.

  • 10 total births
  • 2012–2018 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Melakhi's 10 recorded births place it above 21% 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.

Melakhi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Melakhi's full recorded timeline at 2018, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births.

Melakhi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2012)
5
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
5 20122018 5

Melakhi by decade

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

2010s was Melakhi's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Melakhi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Melakhi?
Since 2012, Social Security records show 10 babies named Melakhi. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 5 births.
When was Melakhi most popular?
Melakhi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Melakhi been used?
The SSA has tracked Melakhi since 2012 -- 7 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Melakhi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Melvin, Melvyn, Melton, Mel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2012–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Melakhi: Baby Name Since 2012 - 10 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/melakhi. 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 Melakhi 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.