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Malachy

100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Malachy has been given to about 690 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 618
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Malachy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 35
  • Born in 20259
  • All time690
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Malachy?

Its best year was 2002, when 35 babies were given the name, ranking 2732nd. The typical living American called Malachy is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Malachy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Malachi0.82
  2. Malaki0.61
  3. Malakai0.58
  4. Makai0.50

Middle names for Malachy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Malachy John0.79
  2. Malachy Lee0.79
  3. Malachy Dean0.78
  4. Malachy Bryce0.78
  5. Malachy Ross0.78
  6. Malachy Quinn0.78

Sibling names for Malachy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cielosister · 0.84
  2. Soleilsister · 0.83
  3. Samirasister · 0.82
  4. Blazebrother · 0.82
  5. Bridgerbrother · 0.82
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.81

Where Malachy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Malachy White0.74
    2. Malachy Reyes0.74
    3. Malachy Nguyen0.74
    4. Malachy Lee0.74
    5. Malachy Hill0.74
    6. Malachy Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Malachy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.