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Malachi name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Malachi ranks #134 in male records (2,692 reported) and #10,594 in female records (9 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#10,594 · 9 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 3 female records (6 to 9); rank moved from #14,603 to #10,594.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 1 female records (8 to 9); rank moved from #11,786 to #10,594.
2025 male rank and count
#134 · 2,692 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 268 male records (2,424 to 2,692); rank moved from #149 to #134.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 368 male records (2,324 to 2,692); rank moved from #167 to #134.
Peak year in available data
2025: 2,692 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Malachi becoming more popular?

Malachi's reported male count increased by 268 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #149 to #134. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Malachi in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MalachiFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,6920201620252016: 9 female records2017: 7 female records2018: 9 female records2019: 10 female records2020: 5 female records2021: 8 female records2023: 8 female records2024: 6 female records2025: 9 female records2016: 2,634 male records2017: 2,549 male records2018: 2,514 male records2019: 2,454 male records2020: 2,402 male records2021: 2,324 male records2022: 2,307 male records2023: 2,482 male records2024: 2,424 male records2025: 2,692 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025910,5942,692134
2024614,6032,424149
2023811,8042,482146
2022——2,307161
2021811,7862,324167
2020516,6302,402156
20191010,1992,454160
2018911,1112,514154
2017713,5822,549153
2016911,4472,634154

Questions about Malachi’s popularity

How common is Malachi in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Malachi ranks #134 in male records (2,692 reported) and #10,594 in female records (9 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Malachi?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Malachi only.

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