Malachi
3 countries#134 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Malachi was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
66,048 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #134 · peaked in 2006 with 2,790 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
85 births recorded 2003–2025 · currently #400 · peaked in 2023 with 9 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
78 births recorded 2003–2025 · currently #314 · peaked in 2019 with 8 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Malachi’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #150 | — |
| 2007 | #155 | ↓5 |
| 2008 | #160 | ↓5 |
| 2009 | #166 | ↓6 |
| 2010 | #161 | ↑5 |
| 2011 | #163 | ↓2 |
| 2012 | #167 | ↓4 |
| 2013 | #174 | ↓7 |
| 2014 | #178 | ↓4 |
| 2015 | #158 | ↑20 |
| 2016 | #154 | ↑4 |
| 2017 | #153 | ↑1 |
| 2018 | #154 | ↓1 |
| 2019 | #160 | ↓6 |
| 2020 | #156 | ↑4 |
| 2021 | #167 | ↓11 |
| 2022 | #161 | ↑6 |
| 2023 | #146 | ↑15 |
| 2024 | #149 | ↓3 |
| 2025 | #134 | ↑15 |
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