Data through 2025

Malcolm name popularity in the United States

Malcolm ranked #272 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 1,257 boys named Malcolm.

Rank#272

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded1,257

SSA

Peak year1992

1,495 recorded

Five-year change+7.4%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Malcolm for boys and girls

Girls

7

Share unavailable · data from 1913 to 1991

Boys

1,257

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Malcolm in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,257#272
2024boys1,093#314
2023boys1,131#293
2022boys1,220#283
2021boys1,230#281
2020boys1,170#290
2019boys1,022#327
2018boys806#393
2017boys814#392
2016boys784#408
2015boys741#421
2014boys682#442
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,257#272
2024boys1,093#314
2023boys1,131#293
2022boys1,220#283
2021boys1,230#281
2020boys1,170#290
2019boys1,022#327
2018boys806#393
2017boys814#392
2016boys784#408
2015boys741#421
2014boys682#442
2013boys650#442
2012boys585#467
2011boys525#497
2010boys496#521
2009boys432#599
2008boys482#545
2007boys453#568
2006boys468#541
2005boys448#540
2004boys444#533
2003boys507#487
2002boys582#426
2001boys614#408
2000boys715#368
1999boys712#366
1998boys702#366
1997boys766#338
1996boys841#313
1995boys887#301
1994boys979#277
1993boys1,225#236
1992boys1,495#206
1991boys1,299#230
1991girls7#10271
1990boys1,158#241
1990girls5#12958
1989boys905#274
1988boys740#307
1988girls11#6666
1987boys633#324
1987girls5#11325
1986boys528#359
1986girls8#7749
1985boys386#434
1984boys279#505
1983boys221#567
1982boys299#491
1981boys275#509
1980boys261#533
1979boys290#487
1979girls5#10210
1978boys296#469
1977boys325#440
1976boys338#423
1975boys367#400
1974boys337#427
1973boys390#392
1973girls5#8423
1972boys450#371
1972girls6#7292
1971boys518#354
1971girls7#6619
1970boys537#349
1970girls5#7995
1969boys441#373
1968boys421#379
1967boys430#362
1966boys453#352
1965boys614#305
1964boys471#360
1963boys485#354
1962boys520#341
1961boys526#343
1960boys546#332
1959boys500#348
1958boys603#308
1957boys562#326
1956boys569#311
1955boys593#296
1954boys597#291
1953boys546#302
1953girls5#5673
1952boys602#282
1951boys588#281
1951girls5#5414
1950boys540#290
1949boys520#295
1948boys549#290
1947boys630#269
1946boys626#248
1945boys511#255
1944boys549#245
1943boys674#216
1943girls5#4691
1942boys577#234
1941boys497#249
1940boys548#226
1939boys522#227
1938boys542#222
1937boys502#236
1936boys531#219
1935boys545#220
1934boys499#231
1933boys525#219
1932boys572#215
1931boys584#213
1931girls5#4331
1930boys558#229
1929boys597#213
1929girls7#3682
1928boys666#205
1927boys613#217
1927girls9#3284
1926boys629#217
1925boys618#218
1925girls9#3362
1924boys639#210
1923boys623#207
1922boys548#239
1921boys599#223
1920boys556#227
1919boys499#236
1919girls5#4814
1918boys508#236
1917boys544#206
1916boys476#224
1915boys464#221
1914boys317#240
1913boys288#220
1913girls5#3187
1912boys233#225
1911boys140#209
1910boys86#263
1909boys83#240
1908boys78#238
1907boys54#286
1906boys48#293
1905boys65#241
1904boys46#277
1903boys48#266
1902boys52#256
1901boys35#294
1900boys55#277
1899boys35#294
1898boys40#288
1897boys30#339
1896boys48#260
1895boys33#316
1894boys34#298
1893boys27#341
1892boys30#341
1891boys31#297
1890boys27#335
1889boys27#338
1888boys26#359
1887boys21#356
1886boys25#336
1885boys14#498
1884boys18#433
1883boys23#346
1882boys20#399
1881boys17#416
1880boys18#403

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Malcolm’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+69.6%
Change since peak-15.9%