Malachi

Malachi

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 226 babies (rank #246 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

3,315

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

226

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	37	#501
1997	39	#491
1998	45	#461
1999	54	#415
2000	57	#396
2001	70	#354
2002	113	#256
2003	188	#202
2004	179	#208
2005	218	#191
2006	206	#206
2007	215	#212
2008	221	#210
2009	207	#219
2010	201	#237
2011	218	#225
2012	221	#233
2013	213	#239
2014	226	#246
2015	193	#265
2016	194	#271

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#501

1997

#491

1998

#461

1999

#415

2000

#396

2001

#354

2002

113

#256

2003

188

#202

2004

179

#208

2005

218

#191

2006

206

#206

2007

215

#212

2008

221

#210

2009

207

#219

2010

201

#237

2011

218

#225

2012

221

#233

2013

213

#239

2014

226

#246

2015

193

#265

2016

194

#271

Meaning

Numerology of Malachi

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail