Malcolm
Malcolm is ranked 314th among boys in 2024 (1,088 births). Its best rank was 205th, in 1928.
- Rank in 2024
- #314down 21 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 1,0880.06% of boys
- Peak year
- 19921,495 births
- Best rank
- #205in 1928
- Since 1880
- 68,941people given the name
The story in the numbers
68,941 boys have been named Malcolm in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1992, with 1,495 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1974, and the 1990s alone account for 15%. It has spent 145 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Malcolm | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 209 | |
| 1890s | 335 | |
| 1900s | 564 | |
| 1910s | 3,555 | |
| 1920s | 6,088 | |
| 1930s | 5,380 | |
| 1940s | 5,680 | |
| 1950s | 5,701 | |
| 1960s | 4,906 | |
| 1970s | 3,849 | |
| 1980s | 4,529 | |
| 1990s | 10,063 | |
| 2000s | 5,145 | |
| 2010s | 7,101 | |
| 2020s | 5,836 |
In 1992, its biggest year
Malcolm was the 206th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 1992 were Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Andrew. See all of 1992.
Names that rose and fell with Malcolm
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Sterlingpeak 2024
- Malcompeak 1992
- Lionelpeak 2023
- Jhonpeak 2024
- Clarkepeak 1947
- Manuelpeak 2005
- Vincentpeak 1962
- Augustinepeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.