Malachi
Malachi is a male given name of Hebrew origin מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵī) meaning "my messenger". The name is popularized by the Jewish prophet Malachi in the Bible.
- Hebrew
- English
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
Meaning & Origin of Malachi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Malachi is a male given name of Hebrew origin מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵī) meaning "my messenger". The name is popularized by the Jewish prophet Malachi in the Bible.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- English
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
The Story of Malachi
Malachi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 2,776 births, good for #150 nationwide. About 36% of every Malachi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Malachi ranks #146 for baby boys with 2,424 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 68K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Malachi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Malachi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Malachi most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Israel51%
- Kenya17%
- Nigeria17%
- United States9%
- GH7%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Malachi
Phonetically similar names — useful when Malachi is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Malachi
Malachi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 68K births in the dataset. Malachi's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #146. Use the chart and map above to compare Malachi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.