Male vs Malcolm

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

Name A

Male

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Name B

Malcolm

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Metric Male Malcolm
Current Rank Unranked #314
Total Births (all years) 1,530 70,209
Peak Year 1991 1992
Peak Year Births 223 1,495
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Male Malcolm
1880s - 209
1890s - 335
1900s - 564
1910s - 3,555
1920s - 6,088
1930s - 5,380
1940s - 5,681
1950s - 5,700
1960s 15 4,907
1970s - 3,848
1980s 170 4,527
1990s 1,017 10,064
2000s 122 5,145
2010s 206 7,105
2020s - 7,101

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Male Malcolm
2014 64 682
2015 18 741
2016 - 784
2017 - 814
2018 - 806
2019 - 1,022
2020 - 1,170
2021 - 1,230
2022 - 1,220
2023 - 1,131
2024 - 1,093
2025 - 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, 1963–2015.

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