Malachy
Malachy is a given name of Irish origin. Notable bearers of the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Malachy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Malachy is a given name of Irish origin. Notable bearers of the name include:
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The Story of Malachy
Malachy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1897, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 35 Malachys were born — ranking #2,685 that year. As of 2026, Malachy ranks #5,947 for baby boys with 15 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 711 Malachys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Malachy
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Saint Malachy (1095–1148), Archbishop of Armagh and first native-born Irish saint
- Malachy of Ireland (fl. 1279–1300), theologian and archbishop
- Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid , 9th-century High King of Ireland, also known as Malachy I
- Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill , High King of Ireland in the late 10th and early 11th centuries, also known as Malachy II
- Malachy Carey (1956–1992), Irish republican
- Malachy Coney , Northern Irish comics writer and cartoonist
- Malachy Conlon (d. 1950), Northern Irish politician
- Malachy Bowes Daly (1836–1920), Canadian politician
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Names that sound like Malachy
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About the name Malachy
Malachy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 711 births in the dataset. Malachy's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #1,057. Use the chart and map above to compare Malachy'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 .
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