Boys' name · since 1992

Malkolm

17 babies named Malkolm in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,296 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1992
2010s
peak decade

Malkolm sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1992.

Social Security Administration records show Malkolm recorded 17 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2015.

  • #30,296 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1992
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malkolm ranks #30,296 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,296 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1992
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Malkolm's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Malkolm's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Malkolm's full recorded timeline at 2010, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Malkolm popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2015)
7
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199220102015 7

Malkolm by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).

2010s was Malkolm's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Malkolm births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malkolm? ▼
17 babies have been named Malkolm since 1992. All-time, it sits at #30,296 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2015 with 7 births.
Where does Malkolm sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malkolm ranks #30,296 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Malkolm most popular? ▼
Malkolm was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Malkolm been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Malkolm since 1992 -- 24 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Malkolm? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Malcolm, Malachi, Malik, Malakai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Malkolm

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Malkolm

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Malakai Boy
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Malcom Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Malkolm: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2015 (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 Malkolm 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.