Malachi Boy
How popular is Malachi?
#134 boy name in 2025
2,692 baby boys were named Malachi in the US in 2025, making it the 134th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Malachi popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #134 for boys (▲ 15 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,692 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #158 in 2015, #156 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (2,776 boys) |
| Highest rank | #134 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Malachi counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Malachi family of names ranked #145 for boys in 2025 (#164 the year before), with 2,701 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Malachi | 2,692 | 100% |
| Malachy | 9 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Malachi is most popular
Babies named Malachi per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alaska: 3.7 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Mississippi: 3.3 per 1,000 (186 boys)
- Alabama: 2.9 per 1,000 (313 boys)
- Georgia: 2.6 per 1,000 (662 boys)
- Montana: 2.6 per 1,000 (45 boys)
Malachi by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 58 | #600 |
| 1890s | 30 | #739 |
| 1900s | 51 | #861 |
| 1910s | 156 | #927 |
| 1920s | 185 | #1,470 |
| 1930s | 172 | #1,425 |
| 1940s | 183 | #1,368 |
| 1950s | 155 | #1,656 |
| 1960s | 108 | #1,996 |
| 1970s | 390 | #1,137 |
| 1980s | 746 | #953 |
| 1990s | 3,525 | #369 |
| 2000s | 20,780 | #150 |
| 2010s | 24,588 | #153 |
| 2020s | 14,631 | #134 |
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Questions
- Is Malachi a boy or girl name?
- Malachi is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Malachi were boys.
- How popular is the name Malachi?
- 2,692 baby boys were named Malachi in the US in 2025, making it the 134th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Malachi most popular?
- Malachi peaked in 2006, when 2,776 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #134 in 2025.
- How many people are named Malachi?
- 66,048 babies have been named Malachi in the US since 1880. We estimate about 64,575 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Malachi most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Malachi was most common in Alaska, at 3.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.