Malachai

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Malachai was most popular in 2022, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,208 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,272, with 55 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,486 people named Malachai.

Most popular in2022

Rank that year#4,208

Births that year78

Total since 18801,486

Given to100% boys

Malachai over time

Births per year. The dot marks Malachai’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Malachai a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Malachai is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,486 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Malachai

Where Malachai is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org