Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Malachi

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Malachi
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2006

Peak rank proxy

2,776

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20062024

Peak year

2006

Decline from peak

13.4%

2024

2,404

All-time

63,010

Malachi has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2006, when 2,776 boys were named Malachi.

In 2024, only 2,404 boys were given the name.

Down 13.4% from its peak.

All told, about 63,010 Americans have been named Malachi and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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