Malachi is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2006 and remains in steady use.
Malachi is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #134 among boys (2,692) and #10,594 among girls (9) — overall #235 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,701 | 2,701 | #10,594 | #134 |
| 2024 | 2,430 | 2,430 | #14,603 | #149 |
| 2023 | 2,490 | 2,490 | #11,804 | #146 |
| 2022 | 2,307 | 2,307 | — | #161 |
| 2021 | 2,332 | 2,337 | #11,786 | #167 |
| 2020 | 2,407 | 2,407 | #16,630 | #156 |
| 2019 | 2,464 | 2,469 | #10,199 | #160 |
| 2018 | 2,523 | 2,523 | #11,111 | #154 |
| 2017 | 2,556 | 2,556 | #13,582 | #153 |
| 2016 | 2,643 | 2,643 | #11,447 | #154 |
| 2015 | 2,618 | 2,626 | #7,483 | #160 |
| 2014 | 2,410 | 2,410 | #10,644 | #178 |
| 2013 | 2,347 | 2,347 | #10,739 | #174 |
| 2012 | 2,338 | 2,338 | #11,882 | #167 |
| 2011 | 2,362 | 2,367 | #11,794 | #163 |
| 2010 | 2,424 | 2,431 | #13,025 | #161 |
| 2009 | 2,363 | 2,372 | #10,402 | #166 |
| 2008 | 2,464 | 2,473 | #19,390 | #160 |
| 2007 | 2,720 | 2,720 | #11,332 | #155 |
| 2006 | 2,790 | 2,799 | #8,541 | #150 |
| 2005 | 2,571 | 2,582 | #6,718 | #162 |
| 2004 | 2,261 | 2,270 | #7,680 | #179 |
| 2003 | 1,925 | 1,925 | #15,039 | #194 |
| 2002 | 1,686 | 1,686 | #8,128 | #210 |
| 2001 | 1,335 | 1,344 | #9,824 | #253 |
| 2000 | 777 | 777 | #9,614 | #351 |
| 1999 | 706 | 706 | — | #369 |
| 1998 | 588 | 588 | #8,355 | #413 |
| 1997 | 515 | — | #8,771 | #443 |
| 1996 | 414 | — | — | #504 |
| 1995 | 367 | — | #10,150 | #531 |
| 1994 | 276 | — | #14,819 | #631 |
| 1993 | 253 | — | #12,801 | #655 |
| 1992 | 178 | — | — | #787 |
| 1991 | 154 | — | #14,493 | #857 |
| 1990 | 119 | — | — | #955 |
| 1989 | 114 | — | — | #958 |
| 1988 | 90 | — | — | #1,045 |
| 1987 | 92 | — | — | #995 |
| 1986 | 83 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1985 | 75 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1984 | 67 | — | — | #1,104 |
| 1983 | 68 | — | — | #1,087 |
| 1982 | 51 | — | — | #1,315 |
| 1981 | 44 | — | — | #1,445 |
| 1980 | 62 | — | — | #1,161 |
| 1979 | 62 | — | — | #1,148 |
| 1978 | 41 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1977 | 49 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1976 | 44 | — | — | #1,341 |
| 1975 | 53 | — | — | #1,163 |
| 1974 | 35 | — | — | #1,489 |
| 1973 | 31 | — | — | #1,572 |
| 1972 | 20 | — | — | #2,053 |
| 1971 | 31 | — | — | #1,583 |
| 1970 | 24 | — | — | #1,830 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | — | #2,099 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | — | #2,677 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #4,332 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,315 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | — | #3,147 |
| 1964 | 13 | — | — | #2,375 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,413 |
| 1962 | 16 | — | — | #2,090 |
| 1961 | 17 | — | — | #2,044 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | — | #2,631 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | — | #2,614 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | — | #2,072 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,155 |
| 1956 | 20 | — | — | #1,798 |
| 1955 | 13 | — | — | #2,276 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | — | #2,173 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | — | #2,477 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | — | #1,910 |
| 1951 | 18 | — | — | #1,811 |
| 1950 | 20 | — | — | #1,686 |
| 1949 | 19 | — | — | #1,738 |
| 1948 | 23 | — | — | #1,543 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | — | #2,132 |
| 1946 | 25 | — | — | #1,427 |
| 1945 | 12 | — | — | #2,085 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | — | #2,267 |
| 1943 | 17 | — | — | #1,804 |
| 1942 | 22 | — | — | #1,517 |
| 1941 | 16 | — | — | #1,798 |
| 1940 | 24 | — | — | #1,388 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | — | #1,444 |
| 1938 | 19 | — | — | #1,593 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | — | #1,887 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | — | #2,138 |
| 1935 | 21 | — | — | #1,523 |
| 1934 | 18 | — | — | #1,708 |
| 1933 | 22 | — | — | #1,485 |
| 1932 | 13 | — | — | #2,158 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | — | #2,282 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | — | #1,791 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | — | #2,699 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | — | #2,342 |
| 1927 | 17 | — | — | #2,001 |
| 1926 | 22 | — | — | #1,641 |
| 1925 | 22 | — | — | #1,658 |
| 1924 | 20 | — | — | #1,818 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | — | #2,086 |
| 1922 | 26 | — | — | #1,488 |
| 1921 | 18 | — | — | #1,954 |
| 1920 | 21 | — | — | #1,730 |
| 1919 | 23 | — | — | #1,564 |
| 1918 | 14 | — | — | #2,231 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | — | #1,786 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | — | #2,215 |
| 1915 | 19 | — | — | #1,640 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | — | #1,830 |
| 1913 | 21 | — | — | #1,135 |
| 1912 | 17 | — | — | #1,161 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,664 |
| 1910 | 12 | — | — | #970 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,226 |
| 1908 | 10 | — | — | #928 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | — | #1,469 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,353 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,156 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,234 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | — | #899 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,427 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,185 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,065 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | — | #791 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #943 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #881 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | — | #801 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | — | #734 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | — | #813 |
| 1882 | 8 | — | — | #733 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #960 |
| 1880 | 10 | — | — | #624 |