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) 65,758 70,209
Peak Year 2006 1992
Peak Year Births 2,776 1,495
Peak Decade 2010s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malachi Malcolm
1880s 58 209
1890s 30 335
1900s 51 564
1910s 156 3,555
1920s 185 6,088
1930s 172 5,380
1940s 183 5,681
1950s 155 5,700
1960s 108 4,907
1970s 390 3,848
1980s 746 4,527
1990s 3,525 10,064
2000s 20,780 5,145
2010s 24,588 7,105
2020s 14,631 7,101

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malachi Malcolm
2014 2,400 682
2015 2,602 741
2016 2,634 784
2017 2,549 814
2018 2,514 806
2019 2,454 1,022
2020 2,402 1,170
2021 2,324 1,230
2022 2,307 1,220
2023 2,482 1,131
2024 2,424 1,093
2025 2,692 1,257

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, 1880–2025.

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