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Malachy

male

Malachy.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #123 in Republic of Ireland in 1968. See regions.

Audio not yet available.

Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
3
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

RisingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #401 to #1821.1996199719982000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#401#1821
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#1591
1997#1761
1998#1821
2000#1002
2001#1135
2002#805
2003#414
2004#555
2005#401
2006#494
2007#509
2008#527
2009#485
2010#477
2011#537
2012#566
2013#720
2014#695
2015#753
2016#790
2017#1097
2018#1040
2019#1113
2020#1111
2021#1250
2022#1268
2023#1533
2024#1132

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
3
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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