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Malakhi

Boy

Meaning of Malakhi: Hebrew: 'my messenger'

Malakhi is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1444th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1444

125 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,043

First recorded 1999 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

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: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 38 babies2003: 46 babies2004: 57 babies2005: 80 babies2006: 73 babies2007: 94 babies2008: 95 babies2009: 129 babies2010: 92 babies20102011: 113 babies2012: 78 babies2013: 114 babies2014: 108 babies2015: 132 babies2016: 180 babies2017: 173 babies2018: 164 babies2019: 238 babies2020: 195 babies20202021: 171 babies2022: 183 babies2023: 183 babies2024: 149 babies2025: 125 babies
US babies named Malakhi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 238.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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