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Malachi

“my messenger”

Say it MAL-uh-kyPronunciation may vary by region.

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A little maybe, saved for later.

The story behind the name

Meet Malachi.

US birth records for 2025 list 9 girls named Malachi (rank #10,594) and 2,692 boys named Malachi (rank #134).

For girls, the recorded count rose from 6 in 2024 to 9 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 2,424 in 2024 to 2,692 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Malachi?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#10,5949 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1342,692 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420252,6920
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys1342,692
2025Girls10,5949
2024Boys1492,424
2024Girls14,6036
2023Boys1462,482
2023Girls11,8048
2022Boys1612,307
2021Boys1672,324
2021Girls11,7868
2020Boys1562,402
2020Girls16,6305
2019Boys1602,454
2019Girls10,19910
2018Boys1542,514
2018Girls11,1119
2017Boys1532,549
2017Girls13,5827
2016Boys1542,634
2016Girls11,4479
2015Boys1602,602
2015Girls7,48316
2014Boys1782,400
2014Girls10,64410

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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