Malvin vs Malcolm

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

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Malvin

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Malcolm

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Metric Malvin Malcolm
Current Rank Unranked #314
Total Births (all years) 2,673 70,209
Peak Year 1921 1992
Peak Year Births 68 1,495
Peak Decade 1920s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malvin Malcolm
1880s 6 209
1890s - 335
1900s 38 564
1910s 333 3,555
1920s 547 6,088
1930s 393 5,380
1940s 332 5,681
1950s 285 5,700
1960s 180 4,907
1970s 155 3,848
1980s 97 4,527
1990s 88 10,064
2000s 95 5,145
2010s 98 7,105
2020s 26 7,101

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malvin Malcolm
2014 10 682
2015 17 741
2016 9 784
2017 8 814
2018 9 806
2019 8 1,022
2020 8 1,170
2021 5 1,230
2022 7 1,220
2023 6 1,131
2024 - 1,093
2025 - 1,257

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, 1886–2023.

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