Spellings
Malachi or Malakai?
In the US in 2025, 57% of babies in this name family were spelled Malachi and 35% Malakai. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Malachi57% of the family2,692 born in 2025#134 among boyssteady since 2015Malakai35% of the family1,657 born in 2025#213 among boys×3 since 2015Malaki3% of the family158 born in 2025#1,256 among boys−24% since 2015Malakhi3% of the family125 born in 2025#1,436 among boys−5% since 2015Malachai1% of the family55 born in 2025#2,451 among boys+53% since 2015Malachy<1% of the family9 born in 2025#8,243 among boys−36% since 2015
Ten years ago
Malachi already led in 2015, with 72% of the family's births; it has 57% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 3,593 to 4,696 births (+31%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malachi | 2,602 | 2,692 | steady |
| Malakai | 600 | 1,657 | ×3 |
| Malaki | 209 | 158 | −24% |
| Malakhi | 132 | 125 | −5% |
| Malachai | 36 | 55 | +53% |
| Malachy | 14 | 9 | −36% |
How they sound
- Malachi /ˈmæləkaɪ/ (MAL-uh-ky)
- Malakai /məˈlaɪkaɪ/ (muh-LY-ky)
- Malaki /məˈlɑki/ (muh-LAH-kee)
- Malakhi /ˌmæləˈkaɪ/ (mal-uh-KY)
- Malachai /ˌmæləˈkaɪ/ (mal-uh-KY)
- Malachy /ˈmæləki/ (MAL-uh-kee)
In France
None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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