Malachi

Boy name

Malachi has been given to 66,048 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2006 and currently ranks #134 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈmæləkaɪ/

From Latin Mālāchiās, from Ancient Greek Μαλαχίας (Malakhías), from Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (mal'achi, malʼāḵî, literally “my messenger”), singular form of מַלְאָךְ (mal'akh, “angel; messenger; ambassadors”) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

66,048

Peak year

2006 (2,790 babies)

Rank in 2025

#134 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +3%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

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