Malik vs Malcolm

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

Name A

Malik

Boy name · Rank #429

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Name B

Malcolm

Boy name · Rank #314

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Metric Malik Malcolm
Current Rank #429 #314
Total Births (all years) 48,867 68,941
Peak Year 1996 1992
Peak Year Births 4,026 1,495
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malik Malcolm
1880ss — 209
1890ss — 335
1900ss — 564
1910ss — 3,555
1920ss — 6,088
1930ss — 5,380
1940ss 5 5,680
1950ss 6 5,701
1960ss 139 4,906
1970ss 1,348 3,849
1980ss 1,427 4,529
1990ss 17,951 10,063
2000ss 14,765 5,145
2010ss 9,205 7,101
2020ss 4,021 5,836

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malik Malcolm
2014 842 682
2015 862 741
2016 842 784
2017 867 814
2018 873 804
2019 886 1,022
2020 836 1,170
2021 808 1,228
2022 807 1,219
2023 834 1,131
2024 736 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, 1949–2024.

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