boy's name
Malachite
- Gender Boy
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 89
Malachite is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2017.
Malachite over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 79 |
How popular is Malachite?
In 2025, Malachite was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Malachite
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Malachite also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Malachite over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Malachite
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Malachite — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Malachite
How popular is the name Malachite?
In 2025, Malachite was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Malachite a girl's or a boy's name?
Malachite is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Malachite most popular?
Malachite peaked in 2023, when 25 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Malachite a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Malachite currently ranks #7,185 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.