Malachi

Boy Hebrew #11790 in 2023

Malachi is a boy name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Malachi

A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh. From Mālāchiās, from Μαλαχίας, from מַלְאָכִי, singular form of with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.

Popularity of Malachi

Popularity, 1880–2023

2,486 births in 2023

1880 2023

60,606 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2006

2,790 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.