Maliq vs Malcolm

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

Name A

Maliq

Boy name · Rank #7000

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Name B

Malcolm

Boy name · Rank #314

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Metric Maliq Malcolm
Current Rank #7000 #314
Total Births (all years) 779 68,941
Peak Year 2002 1992
Peak Year Births 64 1,495
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maliq 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 151 10,063
2000ss 353 5,145
2010ss 206 7,101
2020ss 69 5,836

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maliq Malcolm
2014 16 682
2015 27 741
2016 13 784
2017 22 814
2018 15 804
2019 26 1,022
2020 21 1,170
2021 12 1,228
2022 18 1,219
2023 6 1,131
2024 12 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, 1994–2024.

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