Malachy

Where Malachy comes from

From Irish Maolmhaodhóg and Maolseachnaill/Maolseachlainn, influenced by the etymologically unrelated name Malachi, which is of Hebrew origin.
— Wiktionary's entry for Malachy
  • Irish
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1897
    Debut at its peak, #1,057
    #1,057 among boys with 5 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1898
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.