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 #1737

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Name B

Malcolm

Boy name · Rank #314

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Metric Malcom Malcolm
Current Rank #1737 #314
Total Births (all years) 5,864 70,209
Peak Year 1992 1992
Peak Year Births 186 1,495
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malcom Malcolm
1880s 27 209
1890s 25 335
1900s 35 564
1910s 242 3,555
1920s 430 6,088
1930s 332 5,380
1940s 298 5,681
1950s 529 5,700
1960s 449 4,907
1970s 348 3,848
1980s 492 4,527
1990s 1,130 10,064
2000s 554 5,145
2010s 459 7,105
2020s 514 7,101

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malcom Malcolm
2014 26 682
2015 49 741
2016 39 784
2017 39 814
2018 48 806
2019 80 1,022
2020 81 1,170
2021 74 1,230
2022 83 1,220
2023 90 1,131
2024 95 1,093
2025 91 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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