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Malachi

Boy

Meaning of Malachi: Hebrew: 'my messenger'

Malachi is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 140th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 290th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#140

2,701 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#290

154 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

66,048

First recorded 1880 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 51 babies1983: 68 babies1984: 67 babies1985: 75 babies1986: 83 babies1987: 92 babies1988: 90 babies1989: 114 babies1990: 119 babies19901991: 154 babies1992: 178 babies1993: 253 babies1994: 276 babies1995: 367 babies1996: 414 babies1997: 515 babies1998: 588 babies1999: 706 babies2000: 777 babies20002001: 1,335 babies2002: 1,686 babies2003: 1,925 babies2004: 2,261 babies2005: 2,571 babies2006: 2,790 babies2007: 2,720 babies2008: 2,464 babies2009: 2,363 babies2010: 2,424 babies20102011: 2,362 babies2012: 2,338 babies2013: 2,347 babies2014: 2,410 babies2015: 2,618 babies2016: 2,643 babies2017: 2,556 babies2018: 2,523 babies2019: 2,464 babies2020: 2,407 babies20202021: 2,332 babies2022: 2,307 babies2023: 2,490 babies2024: 2,430 babies2025: 2,701 babies
US babies named Malachi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,790.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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