Malachite
Boy · MAL-uh-kyt · English
Malachite is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “green copper mineral”. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Malachite mean?
English: English mineral name, from Greek malakhe 'mallow'
“green copper mineral”
Malachite is a banded green copper mineral used in jewellery; its name comes from Greek for mallow, a green-leaved plant.
- Say it
- MAL-uh-kyt
Is Malachite a girl's or a boy's name?
Malachite is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Malachite in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 308% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Malachite, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 2017.
Half of all the boys named Malachite in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Malachite in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
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