Malachy vs Malcolm

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

Name A

Malachy

Boy name · Rank #5892

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Name B

Malcolm

Boy name · Rank #314

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Metric Malachy Malcolm
Current Rank #5892 #314
Total Births (all years) 681 68,941
Peak Year 2002 1992
Peak Year Births 35 1,495
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1897 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malachy Malcolm
1880ss — 209
1890ss 5 335
1900ss — 564
1910ss 10 3,555
1920ss 20 6,088
1930ss 16 5,380
1940ss 8 5,680
1950ss 13 5,701
1960ss 11 4,906
1970ss 17 3,849
1980ss 21 4,529
1990ss 58 10,063
2000ss 241 5,145
2010ss 174 7,101
2020ss 87 5,836

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malachy Malcolm
2014 19 682
2015 14 741
2016 24 784
2017 18 814
2018 11 804
2019 16 1,022
2020 20 1,170
2021 16 1,228
2022 18 1,219
2023 18 1,131
2024 15 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, 1897–2024.

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