Malachi is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “my messenger.” In 2024 it was given to 2,404 boys in the United States.
Malachi belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “my messenger” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Malachi first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #146 in 2023, and in 2024 2,404 babies received the name — 63,010 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Malachi means “my messenger” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Malachi is a boy name. In 2024, 2,404 babies received the name in the US.
Malachi comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Malachi first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #146 in 2023, and 2,404 babies were given the name in 2024.
Malachi is pronounced /ˈmæləkaɪ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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