Malachi

Hebrew

"my messenger"

Malachi Origin and Meaning

The name Malachi is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my messenger".

An Old Testament name with a Gaelic lilt, Malachi entered the list in 1987.

In the Bible, Malachi (pronounced with the final syllable as EYE), was the last of the twelve Hebrew prophets, who foretold the coming of Christ.

In Anthony Trollope's Phineas Finn, Malachi is the name of the hero's father, and in James Joyce's Ulysses, Malachi Mulligan is a medical student. The lighter-hearted Irish version is usually spelled Malachy.

Malachi Rank in US Top 1000

# 146 in the US

Malachi Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 127 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Malachi

• 146 US 2023
• 127 Nameberry 2025
• 64 Future 2035
• 322 England 2023
• 63 Israel 2023

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Famous People Named Malachi

• Malachi Biblical prophet, author of the Book of Malachi in the Old Testament
• Malachi Fallon 1st chief of police of San Francisco, USA
• Malachi Brendan Martin Irish,American priest and author
• Malachi Pearson American voice actor
• Malachi Throne American actor
• Malachi Favors American jazz bassist
• Zion Malachi Airamis Wade son of basketball player Dwyane Wade

The name Malachi in Pop Culture

• The Book of Malachi last book of the Old Testament
• Malachai Boardman boy in the film "Children of the Corn"
• Malachi "Mal" Fallon detective in game Cause of Death
• Malachi Constant in Kurt Vonnegut's "The Sirens of Titan"
• Malachi "Old Glos" Trenglos in Anthony Trollope's "Malachi's Cove"
• Malachi main character in "Camp Weedonwantcha"
• Malachi Hennesey in "Mr Dooley in Peace and in War" by Peter Finlay Dunne
• Malachi tiny prophet created by Bender in an episode of TV's "Futurama"
• The Malachai in The Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon
• Malachi character in Aphmau's YouTube series
• Malachi Dieudonne character from the shadowhunter books by Cassandra Claire
• The Malachi Configuration shadowhunter prison founded by Malachi Dieudonne
• Malachi kom Sangedakru antagonist in TV's "the 100"