Malaquias is a boy's name of Portuguese origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 17 boys in the United States.
Malaquias belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Malaquias first appears in Social Security records in 1996. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #5560 in 2024, and in 2024 17 babies received the name — 144 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Malaquias is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Portuguese origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Malaquias is a boy name. In 2024, 17 babies received the name in the US.
Malaquias comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Malaquias first appears in US records in 1996. Its best-ever ranking was #5560 in 2024, and 17 babies were given the name in 2024.
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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