Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Malachai

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown

Pronunciation

m(a)-la-chai

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1965, 78 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2451, 55 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202555
202462
202374
202278
202162
202057
201961
201844
201761
201642

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #1688, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20257
202411
20236
202212
20214
20203
20194
20185
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence