# Malachi name report

Canonical URL: https://babynameranks.com/name/m/malachi
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration public baby-name records
Latest year: 2025

## Summary
Malachi ranked #134 officially for boys in 2025. After combined spelling groups, it ranked #129.

## Official spelling
- Rank: #134
- Birth count: 2,692
- Rate per 10,000: 15.76

## Combined spelling group
- Group display: Malachi
- Rank: #129
- Birth count: 2,826
- Rate per 10,000: 16.54
- Official count multiplier: 1.05x

## Practical popularity
- Expected per class of 25: 0.02
- Expected per grade of 100: 0.09
- Expected per school of 300: 0.26
- Duplicate chance in grade of 100: 8.1%

## Trend
- Label: recently peaked
- Peak rate year: 2025
- Best rank year: 2025
- Latest rate as percent of peak: 100.0%

## Spelling components
- Malachi: 2,692 births
- Malakhi: 125 births
- Malachy: 9 births

## Methodology notes
- Official SSA ranks treat each spelling separately.
- Combined ranks group spelling variants and recompute ranks by sex.
- State combined counts may be lower bounds when rare state spellings are suppressed.
- Full methodology: https://babynameranks.com/methodology