Malone vs Malcolm

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

Name A

Malone

Boy name · Rank #4708

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Name B

Malcolm

Boy name · Rank #314

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Metric Malone Malcolm
Current Rank #4708 #314
Total Births (all years) 370 68,941
Peak Year 2024 1992
Peak Year Births 21 1,495
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malone Malcolm
1880ss — 209
1890ss — 335
1900ss — 564
1910ss 12 3,555
1920ss 28 6,088
1930ss 5 5,380
1940ss — 5,680
1950ss 12 5,701
1960ss — 4,906
1970ss — 3,849
1980ss — 4,529
1990ss 47 10,063
2000ss 84 5,145
2010ss 107 7,101
2020ss 75 5,836

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malone Malcolm
2014 12 682
2015 8 741
2016 8 784
2017 17 814
2018 14 804
2019 12 1,022
2020 11 1,170
2021 14 1,228
2022 17 1,219
2023 12 1,131
2024 21 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, 1914–2024.

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