Malaquias
Malaquias is a given name and surname of Portuguese origin.
Meaning & Origin of Malaquias
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Malaquias is a given name and surname of Portuguese origin.
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The Story of Malaquias
Malaquias first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 17 Malaquiass were born — ranking #5,430 that year. As of 2026, Malaquias ranks #5,740 for baby boys with 16 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 176 Malaquiass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Malaquias
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- Malaquías Concha (1859–1921), Chilean writer, lawyer and politician
- Malaquías Montoya (born 1938), American born Chicano poster artist
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Names that sound like Malaquias
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About the name Malaquias
Malaquias is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 176 births in the dataset. Malaquias's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #5,430. Use the chart and map above to compare Malaquias'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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