Malick vs Malcolm

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

Name A

Malick

Boy name · Rank #5324

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Name B

Malcolm

Boy name · Rank #314

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Metric Malick Malcolm
Current Rank #5324 #314
Total Births (all years) 604 68,941
Peak Year 1997 1992
Peak Year Births 32 1,495
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1991 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malick Malcolm
1880ss — 209
1890ss — 335
1900ss — 564
1910ss — 3,555
1920ss — 6,088
1930ss — 5,380
1940ss — 5,680
1950ss — 5,701
1960ss — 4,906
1970ss — 3,849
1980ss — 4,529
1990ss 119 10,063
2000ss 206 5,145
2010ss 194 7,101
2020ss 85 5,836

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malick Malcolm
2014 22 682
2015 16 741
2016 21 784
2017 16 814
2018 8 804
2019 23 1,022
2020 18 1,170
2021 19 1,228
2022 16 1,219
2023 14 1,131
2024 18 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, 1991–2024.

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