Malachi vs Malcolm

Side-by-side comparison of Malachi and Malcolm — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Name B

Malcolm

Boy name · Rank #314

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Metric Malachi Malcolm
Current Rank #149 #314
Total Births (all years) 63,010 68,941
Peak Year 2006 1992
Peak Year Births 2,776 1,495
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malachi Malcolm
1880ss 58 209
1890ss 30 335
1900ss 51 564
1910ss 156 3,555
1920ss 185 6,088
1930ss 172 5,380
1940ss 183 5,680
1950ss 155 5,701
1960ss 108 4,906
1970ss 390 3,849
1980ss 746 4,529
1990ss 3,525 10,063
2000ss 20,778 5,145
2010ss 24,568 7,101
2020ss 11,905 5,836

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malachi Malcolm
2014 2,397 682
2015 2,601 741
2016 2,634 784
2017 2,546 814
2018 2,510 804
2019 2,453 1,022
2020 2,400 1,170
2021 2,320 1,228
2022 2,303 1,219
2023 2,478 1,131
2024 2,404 1,088

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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