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Malachi

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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.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #191 to #489.200020052010201520202025#191#489
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
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
2025#292

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 2025: #292 among boys in England and Wales, #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

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

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #191 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #292 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#292157HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#290154HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#321137HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#325134HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#356126HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#318145HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#308157HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#279179HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#244220HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#271194HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#265193HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#246226HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#239213HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#233221HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#225218HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#237201HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#218207HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#210221HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#211215HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#205206HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#191218HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#207179HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#201188HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#255113HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#35270HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#39257HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#41154HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#45845HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#48439HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#48937HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#2527HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#2428HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#2557HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#3634HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#2537HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3155HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3434HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#2626HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#2556HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#2475HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#2106HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5775HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#4727HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#5475HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#5415HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#5036HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4228HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#2904HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

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

Where Malachi is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Malachi, between 1975 and 2025, in 31 of those 51 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1975England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2005Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 2003ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419752025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1975–202516#290 in 1975
England and Wales1996–202530#191 in 2005
Northern Ireland2003–202313#210 in 2003
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 49 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1975) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 20 years after 1975; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Malachi

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1975–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.