Malachi
1% girls · 99% boys
About Malachi
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 is also given to girls, where it ranks #10594 in the US.
Pronounced MAL-uh-ky.
As of October 2026, Malachi ranked #134 for boys and #10594 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6717 for girls in 2005, Nameberry popularity #185 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #178 | 2,397 | 1,247.9 |
| 2015 | #160 | 2,601 | 1,357 |
| 2016 | #154 | 2,634 | 1,388 |
| 2017 | #153 | 2,546 | 1,375.5 |
| 2018 | #154 | 2,510 | 1,382 |
| 2019 | #160 | 2,453 | 1,367.2 |
| 2020 | #156 | 2,400 | 1,390.4 |
| 2021 | #167 | 2,320 | 1,326.1 |
| 2022 | #161 | 2,303 | 1,319 |
| 2023 | #146 | 2,478 | 1,448.6 |
| 2024 | #149 | 2,404 | 1,395.3 |
| 2025 | #134 | 2,692 | 1,576 |
World rankings
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Malachi on lists
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- MalachiBoy
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American actor
Malachi in pop culture
- The Book of MalachiBoy
last book of the Old Testament
- Malachai BoardmanBoy
boy in the film "Children of the Corn"
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detective in game Cause of Death
- Malachi ConstantBoy
in Kurt Vonnegut's "The Sirens of Titan"
- Malachi "Old Glos" TrenglosBoy
in Anthony Trollope's "Malachi's Cove"
- MalachiBoy
main character in "Camp Weedonwantcha"
- Malachi HenneseyBoy
in "Mr Dooley in Peace and in War" by Peter Finlay Dunne
- MalachiBoy
tiny prophet created by Bender in an episode of TV's "Futurama"
- The MalachaiBoy
in The Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon
- MalachiBoy
character in Aphmau's YouTube series
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