Malachi

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Malachi is a male given name of Hebrew origin מַלְאָכִי‎ meaning "my messenger". The name is popularized by the Jewish prophet Malachi in the Bible.

From Wikipedia

Malachi first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 8 babies (rank #220 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Malachi

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Malachi yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	4	#358
2015	6	#252
2016	8	#220
2017	2	#688