Malakai vs Malcolm

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

Name A

Malakai

Boy name · Rank #233

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Name B

Malcolm

Boy name · Rank #314

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Metric Malakai Malcolm
Current Rank #233 #314
Total Births (all years) 16,157 68,941
Peak Year 2023 1992
Peak Year Births 1,575 1,495
Peak Decade 2020ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1988 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malakai Malcolm
1880ss — 209
1890ss — 335
1900ss — 564
1910ss — 3,555
1920ss — 6,088
1930ss — 5,380
1940ss — 5,680
1950ss — 5,701
1960ss — 4,906
1970ss — 3,849
1980ss 7 4,529
1990ss 136 10,063
2000ss 2,443 5,145
2010ss 6,356 7,101
2020ss 7,215 5,836

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malakai Malcolm
2014 545 682
2015 600 741
2016 732 784
2017 813 814
2018 838 804
2019 1,078 1,022
2020 1,187 1,170
2021 1,390 1,228
2022 1,526 1,219
2023 1,575 1,131
2024 1,537 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, 1988–2024.

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