Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Malachi name popularity since 1925
65,652 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Malachi. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Malachi is about 14 years old in 2026. Malachi peaked in 2025 as the #134 name for boys, and it ranked #134 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 65,652
- Named Malachi, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #134
- for boys in 2025 (2,692 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 290 girls · 65,362 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 1.92× its national share
Peak year is the year Malachi made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Malachi births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2006. Measured as a share of all babies, Malachi peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, Malachi became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 2,560 baby boys to 1 in 782.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Malachi's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Malachi.
Decade by decade
Babies named Malachi in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 84 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 172 | #1,523 |
| 1940s | 0 | 183 | #2,085 |
| 1950s | 0 | 155 | #2,276 |
| 1960s | 0 | 108 | #3,147 |
| 1970s | 0 | 390 | #1,163 |
| 1980s | 0 | 746 | #1,074 |
| 1990s | 45 | 3,525 | #531 |
| 2000s | 112 | 20,780 | #162 |
| 2010s | 97 | 24,588 | #160 |
| 2020–25 | 36 | 14,631 | #134 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.1% of babies named Malachi from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Malachi is most popular
The index compares Malachi's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Malachi.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1.92× | 4,435 |
| Georgia | 1.85× | 3,266 |
| Nevada | 1.85× | 421 |
| North Carolina | 1.66× | 3,000 |
| South Carolina | 1.66× | 1,490 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Malachi and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Malachi (this page) | 65,362 | 2025 |
| Malakhi | 3,043 | 2019 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Malachi's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Malachi.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Malachi (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data