Malachi
2025 SSA
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.
Pronounced MAL-uh-ky.
As of October 2026, Malachi ranked #134 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #185.
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
Famous Malachis
- 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
- Malachi Barton
American actor
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"