Boys' name · since 1917
Malcum
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Malcum, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,619 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 47
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Malcum is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 47 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malcum has been recorded 47 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1952.
- #22,619 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 47 born since 1917
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malcum ranks #22,619 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.
- #22,619 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 47
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Malcum's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Malcum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malcum splits its recorded history at 1931: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malcum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1952
- Peak year (1928)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Malcum by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (17 births, 36% of the file).
1930s was Malcum's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Malcum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 17 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Malcum's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1950s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Malcum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Malcum draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.