Declining since 2009, #12,008 for boys today.
Popularity of Malichi since 1994
Babies named Malichi per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 48 |
| 2000s | 232 |
| 2010s | 185 |
| 2020s | 57 |
Meaning & origin
Malichi is a modern respelling of the biblical Malachi, a name that has seen rising popularity in recent decades. While Malachi broke into the top 200 in the late 2000s, this variant remains quite rare. First recorded in 1994, Malichi reached its peak rank of 12,008 in 2025, a position already past its peak year of 2004. Since 2009, its trajectory has been falling, indicating a decline in usage. Despite this, it appears in a range of spelling forms that share the same Hebrew origin meaning "my messenger."
Malichi is likely a modern respelling of Malachi, a name of Hebrew origin derived from מַלְאָכִי (mal'akhi) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel." Malachi is the name of the last book of the Old Testament, attributed to a prophet. The spelling Malichi has seen sporadic use in the United States since the 1990s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mal, Chi
Sibling names for Malichi
Names that share Malichi's style, for a brother or sister.
