Malcum vs Malachi

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

Name A

Malcum

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Name B

Malachi

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Metric Malcum Malachi
Current Rank Unranked #149
Total Births (all years) 47 63,010
Peak Year 1928 2006
Peak Year Births 7 2,776
Peak Decade 1930ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malcum Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss 11 156
1920ss 13 185
1930ss 17 172
1940ss — 183
1950ss 6 155
1960ss — 108
1970ss — 390
1980ss — 746
1990ss — 3,525
2000ss — 20,778
2010ss — 24,568
2020ss — 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malcum Malachi
2014 — 2,397
2015 — 2,601
2016 — 2,634
2017 — 2,546
2018 — 2,510
2019 — 2,453
2020 — 2,400
2021 — 2,320
2022 — 2,303
2023 — 2,478
2024 — 2,404

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, 1917–1952.

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