Malcolm

Given to 70,328 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#272

recorded as boys

42 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,257

boys 1,257

Peak year

1992

1,495 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

70,328

since 1880

Born a Malcolm? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Malcolm was most popular in 1992, when 1,495 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.75 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,257 babies were named Malcolm, ranking #272 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 20%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	1,257	272
2024	<5	—	1,093	314
2023	<5	—	1,131	293
2022	<5	—	1,220	283
2021	<5	—	1,230	281
2020	<5	—	1,170	290
2019	<5	—	1,022	327
2018	<5	—	806	393
2017	<5	—	814	392
2016	<5	—	784	408
2015	<5	—	741	421
2014	<5	—	682	442
2013	<5	—	650	442
2012	<5	—	585	467
2011	<5	—	525	497
2010	<5	—	496	521
2009	<5	—	432	599
2008	<5	—	482	545
2007	<5	—	453	568
2006	<5	—	468	541
2005	<5	—	448	540
2004	<5	—	444	533
2003	<5	—	507	487
2002	<5	—	582	426
2001	<5	—	614	408
2000	<5	—	715	368
1999	<5	—	712	366
1998	<5	—	702	366
1997	<5	—	766	338
1996	<5	—	841	313
1995	<5	—	887	301
1994	<5	—	979	277
1993	<5	—	1,225	236
1992	<5	—	1,495	206
1991	7	10271	1,299	230
1990	5	12958	1,158	241
1989	<5	—	905	274
1988	11	6666	740	307
1987	5	11325	633	324
1986	8	7749	528	359
1985	<5	—	386	434
1984	<5	—	279	505
1983	<5	—	221	567
1982	<5	—	299	491
1981	<5	—	275	509
1980	<5	—	261	533
1979	5	10210	290	487
1978	<5	—	296	469
1977	<5	—	325	440
1976	<5	—	338	423
1975	<5	—	367	400
1974	<5	—	337	427
1973	5	8423	390	392
1972	6	7292	450	371
1971	7	6619	518	354
1970	5	7995	537	349
1969	<5	—	441	373
1968	<5	—	421	379
1967	<5	—	430	362
1966	<5	—	453	352
1965	<5	—	614	305
1964	<5	—	471	360
1963	<5	—	485	354
1962	<5	—	520	341
1961	<5	—	526	343
1960	<5	—	546	332
1959	<5	—	500	348
1958	<5	—	603	308
1957	<5	—	562	326
1956	<5	—	569	311
1955	<5	—	593	296
1954	<5	—	597	291
1953	5	5673	546	302
1952	<5	—	602	282
1951	5	5414	588	281
1950	<5	—	540	290
1949	<5	—	520	295
1948	<5	—	549	290
1947	<5	—	630	269
1946	<5	—	626	248
1945	<5	—	511	255
1944	<5	—	549	245
1943	5	4691	674	216
1942	<5	—	577	234
1941	<5	—	497	249
1940	<5	—	548	226
1939	<5	—	522	227
1938	<5	—	542	222
1937	<5	—	502	236
1936	<5	—	531	219
1935	<5	—	545	220
1934	<5	—	499	231
1933	<5	—	525	219
1932	<5	—	572	215
1931	5	4331	584	213
1930	<5	—	558	229
1929	7	3682	597	213
1928	<5	—	666	205
1927	9	3284	613	217
1926	<5	—	629	217
1925	9	3362	618	218
1924	<5	—	639	210
1923	<5	—	623	207
1922	<5	—	548	239
1921	<5	—	599	223
1920	<5	—	556	227
1919	5	4814	499	236
1918	<5	—	508	236
1917	<5	—	544	206
1916	<5	—	476	224
1915	<5	—	464	221
1914	<5	—	317	240
1913	5	3187	288	220
1912	<5	—	233	225
1911	<5	—	140	209
1910	<5	—	86	263
1909	<5	—	83	240
1908	<5	—	78	238
1907	<5	—	54	286
1906	<5	—	48	293
1905	<5	—	65	241
1904	<5	—	46	277
1903	<5	—	48	266
1902	<5	—	52	256
1901	<5	—	35	294
1900	<5	—	55	277
1899	<5	—	35	294
1898	<5	—	40	288
1897	<5	—	30	339
1896	<5	—	48	260
1895	<5	—	33	316
1894	<5	—	34	298
1893	<5	—	27	341
1892	<5	—	30	341
1891	<5	—	31	297
1890	<5	—	27	335
1889	<5	—	27	338
1888	<5	—	26	359
1887	<5	—	21	356
1886	<5	—	25	336
1885	<5	—	14	498
1884	<5	—	18	433
1883	<5	—	23	346
1882	<5	—	20	399
1881	<5	—	17	416
1880	<5	—	18	403