Names / Boy names
Malachi
Current rank
#134
holding steady
All-time peak
#134
in 2025
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
66,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #134 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
My messenger (Hebrew). It makes its debut in American naming data in 1880. It hit its high in 2025 at #134. Today it sits at #134 and is staying stable. Over 66,000 have carried it since records began.