Malachi

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Malachi: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Malachi: Recorded since 1975, with a gap of 20 years, it reached #191 in 2005, and it stood at #577 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
59times a registrar ranked it
51years from first to last
#191highest recorded position
14groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Malachi's record

Absent from every published list for 20 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys 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

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 16 of the 51 years from 1975 to 2025.

In 2024: #290 among boys in England and Wales, #727 among boys in Scotland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1975–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1975
First recorded at #290 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #191 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Malachi appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, with 29 ranked years and 4,567 births registered; the earliest is Republic of Ireland · Boys, from 1975.

Malachi across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Malachi's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#290 (1975)	#290 (1975)	#577 (2025)	16 of 51	73 (1975–2025)	8 (2013)
England and Wales · Boys	#489 (1996)	#191 (2005)	#290 (2024)	29 of 29	4,567 (1996–2024)	226 (2014)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#210 (2003)	#210 (2003)	#312 (2023)	13 of 21	73 (2003–2023)	8 (2019)

Malachi by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Malachi in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	175	4 of 10	44
2000s	1,674	10 of 10	167
2010sbusiest	2,022	10 of 10	202
2020s	696	5 of 10	139

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 202 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2002 and 2003, when recorded births rose by 75, from 113 to 188.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Malachi appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

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

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.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1975 and 2025, ranked in 31 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #191, first reached in 2005.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 226 births, registered in England and Wales in 2014.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 20 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 49 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Malachy · #123, 59y
Malaika · #256, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ace · #191, 29y
Cali · #192, 30y
Junior · #189, 30y
Lacie · #189, 30y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Aifric · #191, 41y
Kristiane · #191, 42y
Ieva · #190, 45y
Jennie · #192, 50y

Malachi was ranked #191 in England and Wales · Boys in 2005. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Malachi and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Malachi without appearing here.

Malachi moved ahead of

Derek Compare
In 1996 they stood at #489 and #464 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #484 and #809.
Marius Compare
In 2022 they stood at #779 and #509 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2023 that had become #472 and #770.
Markus Compare
In 2022 they stood at #779 and #454 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2023 that had become #472 and #770.
Connor Compare
In 2024 they stood at #472 and #396 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #577 and #829.

Moved ahead of Malachi

Joshua Compare
In 1999 they stood at #290 and #321 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #390 and #34.
Alex Compare
In 1999 they stood at #290 and #321 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #390 and #48.
Harry Compare
In 1999 they stood at #290 and #321 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #390 and #63.
Tommy Compare
In 2012 they stood at #262 and #293 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2013 that had become #343 and #108.

Moved the opposite way to Malachi

Arthur Compare
Between 1975 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Malachi went from #290 to #577 while Arthur went from #168 to #57.
Dylan Compare
Between 1975 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Malachi went from #290 to #577 while Dylan went from #216 to #69.
Evan Compare
Between 1975 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Malachi went from #290 to #577 while Evan went from #186 to #80.
Leon Compare
Between 1975 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Malachi went from #290 to #577 while Leon went from #216 to #73.

Moved the same way as Malachi

Adrian Compare
Between 1975 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Malachi went from #290 to #577 and Adrian from #41 to #348.
Barry Compare
Between 1975 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Malachi went from #290 to #577 and Barry from #36 to #402.
Bruce Compare
Between 1975 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Malachi went from #290 to #577 and Bruce from #251 to #676.
Christian Compare
Between 1975 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Malachi went from #290 to #577 and Christian from #150 to #348.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1975 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #191 in England and Wales in 2005. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Malachi

Malachi at a glance

What stands out in Malachi's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Malachi across 3 official records

Malachi by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Malachi appears in

Popularity data

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Malachi at a glance

What stands out in Malachi's record

Malachi across 3 official records

Malachi by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Malachi appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Malachi

Malachi and the names beside it

Malachi moved ahead of

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