Malachi
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · #134 for boys in 2025, 2,692 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 2,692 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 65,758since 1880
Malachi over time
Rank among boys' names. Malachi has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | #134 | 2,692 |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #149 | 2,424 |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | #146 | 2,482 |
| 2022 | — | #161 | 2,307 | |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #167 | 2,324 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #156 | 2,402 |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | #160 | 2,454 |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | #154 | 2,514 |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | #153 | 2,549 |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | #154 | 2,634 |
| 2015 | #7,266 | 16 | #158 | 2,602 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #178 | 2,400 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #174 | 2,337 |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | #167 | 2,329 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #163 | 2,353 |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #161 | 2,416 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #166 | 2,352 |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #160 | 2,459 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #155 | 2,710 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | #150 | 2,776 |
| 2005 | #6,528 | 18 | #162 | 2,553 |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | #179 | 2,246 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #194 | 1,919 |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #210 | 1,673 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #252 | 1,325 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #351 | 767 |
| 1999 | — | #369 | 706 | |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #413 | 577 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #442 | 505 |
| 1996 | — | #504 | 414 | |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #531 | 359 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #630 | 271 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #655 | 247 |
| 1992 | — | #783 | 178 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #856 | 149 |
| 1990 | — | #949 | 119 | |
| 1989 | — | #956 | 114 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,041 | 90 | |
| 1987 | — | #990 | 92 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,015 | 83 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,066 | 75 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,096 | 67 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,075 | 68 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,310 | 51 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,433 | 44 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,154 | 62 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,137 | 62 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,452 | 41 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,268 | 49 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,333 | 44 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,160 | 53 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,471 | 35 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,548 | 31 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,020 | 20 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,560 | 31 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,794 | 24 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,046 | 17 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,966 | 5 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,982 | 8 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,310 | 13 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,035 | 16 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,997 | 17 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,535 | 11 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,530 | 11 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,026 | 16 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,765 | 20 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,219 | 13 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,114 | 14 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,391 | 11 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,774 | 18 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,657 | 20 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,702 | 19 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,519 | 23 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,076 | 14 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,409 | 25 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,009 | 12 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,195 | 11 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,764 | 17 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,496 | 22 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,759 | 16 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,368 | 24 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,425 | 22 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,559 | 19 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,828 | 15 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,062 | 12 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,494 | 21 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,658 | 18 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,456 | 22 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,753 | 18 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,270 | 13 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,605 | 22 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,628 | 22 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,776 | 20 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,020 | 16 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,470 | 26 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,904 | 18 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,694 | 21 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,531 | 23 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,165 | 14 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,755 | 18 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,152 | 13 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,600 | 19 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,772 | 13 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,112 | 21 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,137 | 17 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #877 | 10 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #862 | 8 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | #694 | 8 | |
| 1885 | — | #765 | 7 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #691 | 8 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Malachi was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Malachi is popular in 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#80 · 1 in 329
- Alabama#87 · 1 in 336
- Hawaii#97 · 1 in 322
- Oklahoma#99 · 1 in 378
- Delaware#100 · 1 in 291
Best ever in a state: #38 in Mississippi, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #80 | 111 | 1 in 329 |
| Alabama | #87 | 69 | 1 in 336 |
| Hawaii | #97 | 14 | 1 in 322 |
| Oklahoma | #99 | 55 | 1 in 378 |
| Delaware | #100 | 12 | 1 in 291 |
| Georgia | #101 | 133 | 1 in 413 |
| Indiana | #101 | 93 | 1 in 389 |
| District of Columbia | #102 | 13 | 1 in 337 |
| South Carolina | #102 | 54 | 1 in 398 |
| Louisiana | #107 | 59 | 1 in 432 |
| Virginia | #110 | 94 | 1 in 451 |
| North Carolina | #111 | 112 | 1 in 464 |
| Mississippi | #114 | 32 | 1 in 434 |
| Florida | #120 | 191 | 1 in 515 |
| Arkansas | #121 | 33 | 1 in 444 |
| New Mexico | #124 | 20 | 1 in 443 |
| Missouri | #126 | 65 | 1 in 486 |
| Maryland | #128 | 52 | 1 in 535 |
| Kentucky | #131 | 45 | 1 in 489 |
| Idaho | #144 | 17 | 1 in 468 |
| Oregon | #154 | 32 | 1 in 567 |
| Washington | #155 | 58 | 1 in 634 |
| Maine | #159 | 9 | 1 in 516 |
| Ohio | #159 | 95 | 1 in 635 |
| Montana | #160 | 8 | 1 in 503 |
| Colorado | #162 | 45 | 1 in 615 |
| Illinois | #162 | 101 | 1 in 657 |
| Michigan | #163 | 69 | 1 in 692 |
| West Virginia | #174 | 13 | 1 in 628 |
| Pennsylvania | #176 | 77 | 1 in 777 |
| Kansas | #178 | 25 | 1 in 633 |
| Wisconsin | #180 | 37 | 1 in 736 |
| Connecticut | #189 | 18 | 1 in 800 |
| Nevada | #189 | 19 | 1 in 715 |
| Arizona | #198 | 48 | 1 in 770 |
| Minnesota | #198 | 36 | 1 in 789 |
| Texas | #202 | 218 | 1 in 863 |
| Nebraska | #204 | 14 | 1 in 722 |
| New York | #212 | 102 | 1 in 1,008 |
| New Jersey | #220 | 39 | 1 in 1,066 |
| Iowa | #229 | 18 | 1 in 876 |
| Massachusetts | #234 | 24 | 1 in 1,232 |
| South Dakota | #245 | 5 | 1 in 838 |
| Utah | #247 | 22 | 1 in 966 |
| California | #260 | 180 | 1 in 1,257 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Malachi
- 15 spots since 2024 (#149 → #134)
- 22 spots since 2020 (#156 → #134)
- 24 spots since 2015 (#158 → #134)
- Biggest jump: 468 spots in 1908 (#1,345 → #877)
- Biggest drop: 609 spots in 1911 (#928 → #1,537)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #134 (2,692 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1989–2025
- Highest: 1 in 635 boys born in 2025 were named Malachi (0.16%)
- 37.4% of all boys named Malachi (24,588) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 58 | #600 (1880) | #758 |
| 1890s | 30 | #739 (1890) | #933 |
| 1900s | 51 | #862 (1902) | #1,122 |
| 1910s | 156 | #928 (1910) | #1,569 |
| 1920s | 185 | #1,470 (1922) | #1,892 |
| 1930s | 172 | #1,425 (1939) | #1,754 |
| 1940s | 183 | #1,368 (1940) | #1,730 |
| 1950s | 155 | #1,657 (1950) | #2,043 |
| 1960s | 108 | #1,997 (1961) | #2,844 |
| 1970s | 390 | #1,137 (1979) | #1,474 |
| 1980s | 746 | #956 (1989) | #1,114 |
| 1990s | 3,525 | #369 (1999) | #613 |
| 2000s | 20,780 | #150 (2006) | #198 |
| 2010s | 24,588 | #153 (2017) | #162 |
| 2020s | 14,631 | #134 (2025) | #152 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Malachi in 2015
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 111,569 of them was named Malachi, which outranked 62.0% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,977Zosia17
- #6,977Zulay17
- #6,977Zyanya17
- #7,266Malachi16
- #7,266Aayat16
- #7,266Abcde16
- #7,266Abigal16
- #7,613Aamirah15
- #7,613Aara15
- #7,613Aasha15
Tied with 346 names at #7,266; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 737 of them was named Malachi, which outranked 98.9% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).