Malvern vs Malcolm

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

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Malvern

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Malcolm

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Metric Malvern Malcolm
Current Rank Unranked #314
Total Births (all years) 385 68,941
Peak Year 1921 1992
Peak Year Births 17 1,495
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malvern Malcolm
1880ss — 209
1890ss — 335
1900ss — 564
1910ss 65 3,555
1920ss 110 6,088
1930ss 85 5,380
1940ss 59 5,680
1950ss 55 5,701
1960ss 11 4,906
1970ss — 3,849
1980ss — 4,529
1990ss — 10,063
2000ss — 5,145
2010ss — 7,101
2020ss — 5,836

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malvern Malcolm
2014 — 682
2015 — 741
2016 — 784
2017 — 814
2018 — 804
2019 — 1,022
2020 — 1,170
2021 — 1,228
2022 — 1,219
2023 — 1,131
2024 — 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, 1913–1965.

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