Malcomb vs Malcolm

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

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Malcomb

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Name B

Malcolm

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Metric Malcomb Malcolm
Current Rank Unranked #314
Total Births (all years) 105 68,941
Peak Year 1965 1992
Peak Year Births 13 1,495
Peak Decade 1960ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malcomb Malcolm
1880ss — 209
1890ss — 335
1900ss — 564
1910ss 18 3,555
1920ss 7 6,088
1930ss 5 5,380
1940ss 12 5,680
1950ss 7 5,701
1960ss 19 4,906
1970ss 19 3,849
1980ss 6 4,529
1990ss 12 10,063
2000ss — 5,145
2010ss — 7,101
2020ss — 5,836

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malcomb Malcolm
2014 — 682
2015 — 741
2016 — 784
2017 — 814
2018 — 804
2019 — 1,022
2020 — 1,170
2021 — 1,228
2022 — 1,219
2023 — 1,131
2024 — 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, 1917–1998.

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