Malachi Popularity

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Region

Rising

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#489
1997	#484
1998	#458
1999	#411
2000	#392
2001	#352
2002	#255
2003	#201
2004	#207
2005	#191
2006	#205
2007	#211
2008	#210
2009	#218
2010	#237
2011	#225
2012	#233
2013	#239
2014	#246
2015	#265
2016	#271
2017	#244
2018	#279
2019	#308
2020	#318
2021	#356
2022	#325
2023	#321
2024	#290

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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1975 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #191 in England and Wales in 2005.

Malachi's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#290	154	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#321	137	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#325	134	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#356	126	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#318	145	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#308	157	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#279	179	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#244	220	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#271	194	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#265	193	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#246	226	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#239	213	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#233	221	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#225	218	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#237	201	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#218	207	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#210	221	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#211	215	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#205	206	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#191	218	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#207	179	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#201	188	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#255	113	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#352	70	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#392	57	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#411	54	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#458	45	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#484	39	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#489	37	High	Demonstration data
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#312	5	High	Demonstration data
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#252	7	High	Demonstration data
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#242	8	High	Demonstration data
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#255	7	High	Demonstration data
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#363	4	High	Demonstration data
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#253	7	High	Demonstration data
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#415	3	High	Demonstration data
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#315	5	High	Demonstration data
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#343	4	High	Demonstration data
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#262	6	High	Demonstration data
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#255	6	High	Demonstration data
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#247	5	High	Demonstration data
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#210	6	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#577	5	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#472	7	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#779	3	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#741	3	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#764	3	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#520	6	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#547	5	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#541	5	High	Demonstration data
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#503	6	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#422	8	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#623	4	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#698	3	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#473	5	High	Demonstration data
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#506	3	High	Demonstration data
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Demonstration data
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#290	4	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	male	#727	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.