Malakhi
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning my messenger; a form of Malachi.
Malakhi by the numbers
Malakhi was given to 173 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 178 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Malachi
Like Malakhi, each of these traces back to Malachi: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Malikaimy messenger; a modern respelling of Malachi106 in the US (2017)
- Malkymy king; diminutive or variant of Malachi21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Malachaimy messenger; variant of Malachi61 in the US (2017)
- Malachymy king; messenger; a form of Malachi20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Meilechmy king; a form of Malachi13 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malakhi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Malachimy messenger or my king2,514 in the US (2017)
- Malakaimy messenger; variant of Malachi804 in the US (2017)
- Malakimy messenger; a form of Malachi177 in the US (2017)
- Malikhimy messenger; a form of malachi15 in the US (2017)
- Malakhaimy messenger; a form of Malachi3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Malakhiymy messenger or my angel7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Malakhi
Names that are said the same way as Malakhi, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a messenger
Like Malakhi, each of these has a messenger in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Angelomessenger or angel; from angelos1,020 in the US (2017)
- Deaconmessenger; from diakonos575 in the US (2017)
- UrielGod is my light; angel name558 in the US (2017)
- RaphaelGod heals; angel name368 in England and Wales (2025)
- Castielmy cover is god; angel name from Jewish tradition286 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Malakhi
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