Is Malakhi a boy or girl name?
Malakhi is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 148 boys were named Malakhi, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,916 US babies named Malakhi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,312
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Malakhi since 1999
- 2,916
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 238 babies
Boys and girls named Malakhi, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 148 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 183 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 183 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 171 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 194 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 238 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 164 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 173 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 180 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 132 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 108 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 78 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 113 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 92 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 129 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 95 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 94 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 73 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 80 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,091 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 46 | #2,337 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,582 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 15 | #5,053 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,917 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,330 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Malakhi reached #921 in 2019. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malakhi
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.