Is Malachi a boy or girl name?
Malachi is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 2,404 boys were named Malachi, so 0.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 63,291 US babies named Malachi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #149
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,551
- Babies named Malachi since 1880
- 63,291
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 2,790 babies
Boys and girls named Malachi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 156 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 172 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 183 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 390 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 746 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 3,525 | 45 | 1.3% |
| 2000s | 20,778 | 112 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 24,568 | 97 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 11,905 | 27 | 0.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,404 | #149 | 6 | #14,551 |
| 2023 | 2,478 | #146 | 8 | #11,790 |
| 2022 | 2,303 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2,320 | #167 | 8 | #11,778 |
| 2020 | 2,400 | #156 | 5 | #16,619 |
| 2019 | 2,453 | #160 | 10 | #10,197 |
| 2018 | 2,510 | #154 | 9 | #11,106 |
| 2017 | 2,546 | #153 | 7 | #13,576 |
| 2016 | 2,634 | #154 | 9 | #11,446 |
| 2015 | 2,601 | #160 | 16 | #7,483 |
| 2014 | 2,397 | #178 | 10 | #10,641 |
| 2013 | 2,335 | #174 | 10 | #10,733 |
| 2012 | 2,326 | #167 | 9 | #11,881 |
| 2011 | 2,351 | #163 | 9 | #11,793 |
| 2010 | 2,415 | #161 | 8 | #13,024 |
| 2009 | 2,352 | #166 | 11 | #10,402 |
| 2008 | 2,457 | #160 | 5 | #19,386 |
| 2007 | 2,710 | #155 | 10 | #11,331 |
| 2006 | 2,776 | #150 | 14 | #8,540 |
| 2005 | 2,553 | #161 | 18 | #6,717 |
| 2004 | 2,246 | #179 | 15 | #7,679 |
| 2003 | 1,919 | #194 | 6 | #15,039 |
| 2002 | 1,673 | #210 | 13 | #8,128 |
| 2001 | 1,325 | #253 | 10 | #9,824 |
| 2000 | 767 | #351 | 10 | #9,614 |
| 1999 | 706 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 577 | #413 | 11 | #8,355 |
| 1997 | 505 | #443 | 10 | #8,771 |
| 1996 | 414 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 359 | #531 | 8 | #10,150 |
| 1994 | 271 | #631 | 5 | #14,819 |
| 1993 | 247 | #655 | 6 | #12,801 |
| 1992 | 178 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 149 | #857 | 5 | #14,493 |
| 1990 | 119 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 114 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 90 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 92 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 83 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 75 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 68 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 51 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 44 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 62 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 41 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 44 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 53 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,678 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,333 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,313 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,146 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,414 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 17 | #2,043 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,615 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,477 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,811 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 20 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,132 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,887 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 21 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 22 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,282 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,086 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 26 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 23 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,215 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 19 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #624 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Malachi reached #146 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #6,717 in 2005. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malachi
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.