Malcom vs Malik

Side-by-side comparison of Malcom and Malik - 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

Malik

Boy name · Rank #428

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Metric Malcom Malik
Current Rank #1737 #428
Total Births (all years) 5,864 49,607
Peak Year 1992 1996
Peak Year Births 186 4,026
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1949

Births by Decade

Decade Malcom Malik
1880s 27 -
1890s 25 -
1900s 35 -
1910s 242 -
1920s 430 -
1930s 332 -
1940s 298 5
1950s 529 6
1960s 449 139
1970s 348 1,348
1980s 492 1,427
1990s 1,130 17,951
2000s 554 14,766
2010s 459 9,210
2020s 514 4,755

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malcom Malik
2014 26 842
2015 49 862
2016 39 844
2017 39 869
2018 48 874
2019 80 886
2020 81 838
2021 74 810
2022 83 808
2023 90 835
2024 95 740
2025 91 724

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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