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Malachai

Boy

Meaning of Malachai: Hebrew: 'my messenger'

Malachai is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2409th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2409

55 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,486

First recorded 1991 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 21 babies20002001: 34 babies2002: 48 babies2003: 51 babies2004: 39 babies2005: 62 babies2006: 54 babies2007: 63 babies2008: 71 babies2009: 47 babies2010: 56 babies20102011: 61 babies2012: 47 babies2013: 40 babies2014: 35 babies2015: 36 babies2016: 42 babies2017: 61 babies2018: 44 babies2019: 61 babies2020: 57 babies20202021: 62 babies2022: 78 babies2023: 75 babies2024: 62 babies2025: 55 babies
US babies named Malachai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 78.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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