Is Malakhi a boy or girl name?

Malakhi is a boy’s name. Of the 3,043 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Malakhi

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Malakhi was most popular in 2019, when 238 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,965 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,038, with 125 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,043 people named Malakhi.

Malakhi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Malakhi’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Malakhi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Malakhi is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,043 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 Malakhi

Where Malakhi 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