Malakhi Boy

How popular is Malakhi?

#1,436 boy name in 2025

125 baby boys were named Malakhi in the US in 2025, making it the 1436th most popular boy name.

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3,022living people named Malakhi (est.)
9median age of people named Malakhi
3,043babies named Malakhi since 1880
1 in 26,523US babies born in 2025

Malakhi popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,436 for boys (▼ 128 from 2024)
Babies in 2025125 boys
10-year trendSteady (-5% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,334 in 2015, #1,039 in 2020
Peak year2019 (238 boys)
Highest rank#919 in 2019
First recorded1999
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Malakhi is most popular

Babies named Malakhi per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (28 boys)
  2. Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (59 boys)
  3. Mississippi: 0.2 per 1,000 (13 boys)
  4. Alabama: 0.2 per 1,000 (25 boys)
  5. Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (39 boys)

Malakhi by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1990s10#6,036
2000s635#1,341
2010s1,392#919
2020s1,006#1,039

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Questions

Is Malakhi a boy or girl name?
Malakhi is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Malakhi were boys.
How popular is the name Malakhi?
125 baby boys were named Malakhi in the US in 2025, making it the 1436th most popular boy name.
When was Malakhi most popular?
Malakhi peaked in 2019, when 238 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #919 in 2019.
How many people are named Malakhi?
3,043 babies have been named Malakhi in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,022 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
Where is Malakhi most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Malakhi was most common in Louisiana, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.