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Malachi

Boy · MAL-a-ky · Hebrew

Malachi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my messenger”. In 2025 it ranked 296th for boys in the UK (170 babies) and 134th for boys in the US (2,692 babies).

What does Malachi mean?

Hebrew

“my messenger”

Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament in Christian Bibles.

Say it
MAL-a-ky

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Is Malachi a girl's or a boy's name?

Malachi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 170 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 2,692 boys in the US.

How popular is Malachi in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#296among boys
Babies in 2025
170about 1 in 1,800 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 7% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 170 boys in the UK were named Malachi, making it the 296th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 329th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 238 boys.

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more boys named Malachi than any year since 2018.

Half of all the boys named Malachi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 337 boys in the UK were given Malachi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #185, up from #296 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 292nd in England and Wales, 400th in Scotland and 314th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 238 in 20142025
Malachi in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025170#296
2024157#316
2023151#328
2022137#353
2021128#383
2020154#329
2019167#322
2018191#292
2017230#258
2016205#286
2015198#289
2014238#254
2013224#251
2012225#249
2011222#243
2010205#258
2009216#236
2008222#235
2007228#224
2006211#220
2005226#201
2004179#227
2003197#207
2002114#278
200170#388
200057#428
199954#450
199845#497
199739#525
199637#520

How popular is Malachi in the US?

Rank in 2025
#134among boys
Babies in 2025
2,692about 1 in 630 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 3% in five years
Same name in a class
2.2%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 2,692 boys in the US were named Malachi, making it the 134th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 156th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 2,776 boys. 9 girls were also named Malachi in 2025 (10,104th for girls).

2025 had more boys named Malachi than any year since 2007.

Half of all the boys named Malachi in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 4,402 boys in the US were given Malachi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #86, up from #134 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 2,776 in 20062025
Malachi in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20252,692#134
20242,424#149
20232,482#146
20222,307#161
20212,324#167
20202,402#156
20192,454#160
20182,514#154
20172,549#153
20162,634#154
20152,602#158
20142,400#178
20132,337#174
20122,329#167
20112,353#163
20102,416#161
20092,352#166
20082,459#160
20072,710#155
20062,776#150
20052,553#162
20042,246#179
20031,919#194
20021,673#210
20011,325#252
2000767#351
1999706#369
1998577#413
1997505#442
1996414#504
1995359#531
1994271#629
1993247#654
1992178#781
1991149#852
1990119#945
1989114#953
198890#1,039
198792#989
198683#1,014
198575#1,065
198467#1,095
198368#1,075
198251#1,309
198144#1,432
198062#1,154
197962#1,137
197841#1,452
197749#1,268
197644#1,333
197553#1,160
197435#1,471
197331#1,548
197220#2,020
197131#1,559
197024#1,793
196917#2,045
196811#2,575
19675#3,964
19665#3,946
19658#2,980
196413#2,309
19635#4,047
196216#2,034
196117#1,996
196011#2,533
195911#2,529
195816#2,025
195715#2,092
195620#1,764
195513#2,218
195414#2,113
195311#2,390
195217#1,855
195118#1,773
195020#1,656
194919#1,701
194823#1,518
194714#2,075
194625#1,408
194512#2,008
194411#2,194
194317#1,763
194222#1,496
194116#1,759
194024#1,368
193922#1,425
193819#1,559
193715#1,828
193612#2,062
193521#1,494
193418#1,658
193322#1,456
193213#2,101
193112#2,207
193018#1,753
192910#2,588
192813#2,270
192717#1,959
192622#1,605
192522#1,628
192420#1,776
192316#2,019
192226#1,470
192118#1,903
192021#1,694
191923#1,530
191814#2,164
191718#1,754
191613#2,151
191519#1,599
191413#1,771
191321#1,112
191217#1,137
19116#1,536
191012#927
19097#1,155
190810#877
19075#1,344
19060–
19055#1,232
19046#1,063
19035#1,129
19028#861
19010–
19005#1,309
18990–
18980–
18976#941
18960–
18950–
18946#953
18930–
18925#1,065
18915#962
18908#739
18896#878
18887#815
18877#752
18868#694
18857#765
18840–
18830–
18828#691
18815#865
188010#600

Nicknames for Malachi

Names like Malachi

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Eli Levi Matteo Elijah Ali Isaiah Tobias Elias Gabriel Noah Mason Jonah

Other spellings of Malachi

Malakai Malachy Malakhai Malakye Malichi

Names related to Malachi

Malachai Malikai Malaki Malakhi Malakie Malak Malekai

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