Malcom vs Malcolm

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

Name A

Malcom

Boy name · Rank #1747

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Name B

Malcolm

Boy name · Rank #314

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Metric Malcom Malcolm
Current Rank #1747 #314
Total Births (all years) 5,772 68,941
Peak Year 1992 1992
Peak Year Births 186 1,495
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malcom Malcolm
1880ss 27 209
1890ss 25 335
1900ss 35 564
1910ss 242 3,555
1920ss 430 6,088
1930ss 332 5,380
1940ss 298 5,680
1950ss 528 5,701
1960ss 450 4,906
1970ss 349 3,849
1980ss 492 4,529
1990ss 1,130 10,063
2000ss 554 5,145
2010ss 458 7,101
2020ss 422 5,836

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malcom Malcolm
2014 26 682
2015 49 741
2016 39 784
2017 39 814
2018 47 804
2019 80 1,022
2020 81 1,170
2021 74 1,228
2022 83 1,219
2023 90 1,131
2024 94 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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