Malcolm
Last seen for girls in 1991 at #10,271 · #272 for boys in 2025, 1,257 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1928 · 666 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 70,209since 1880
Malcolm over time
Rank among boys' names. Malcolm has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #272 | 1,257 | |
| 2024 | — | #314 | 1,093 | |
| 2023 | — | #293 | 1,131 | |
| 2022 | — | #283 | 1,220 | |
| 2021 | — | #281 | 1,230 | |
| 2020 | — | #290 | 1,170 | |
| 2019 | — | #327 | 1,022 | |
| 2018 | — | #393 | 806 | |
| 2017 | — | #392 | 814 | |
| 2016 | — | #408 | 784 | |
| 2015 | — | #421 | 741 | |
| 2014 | — | #442 | 682 | |
| 2013 | — | #442 | 650 | |
| 2012 | — | #467 | 585 | |
| 2011 | — | #497 | 525 | |
| 2010 | — | #521 | 496 | |
| 2009 | — | #599 | 432 | |
| 2008 | — | #545 | 482 | |
| 2007 | — | #568 | 453 | |
| 2006 | — | #541 | 468 | |
| 2005 | — | #540 | 448 | |
| 2004 | — | #533 | 444 | |
| 2003 | — | #487 | 507 | |
| 2002 | — | #426 | 582 | |
| 2001 | — | #408 | 614 | |
| 2000 | — | #368 | 715 | |
| 1999 | — | #366 | 712 | |
| 1998 | — | #366 | 702 | |
| 1997 | — | #338 | 766 | |
| 1996 | — | #313 | 841 | |
| 1995 | — | #301 | 887 | |
| 1994 | — | #277 | 979 | |
| 1993 | — | #236 | 1,225 | |
| 1992 | — | #206 | 1,495 | |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #230 | 1,299 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #241 | 1,158 |
| 1989 | — | #274 | 905 | |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #307 | 740 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #324 | 633 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #359 | 528 |
| 1985 | — | #434 | 386 | |
| 1984 | — | #505 | 279 | |
| 1983 | — | #567 | 221 | |
| 1982 | — | #491 | 299 | |
| 1981 | — | #509 | 275 | |
| 1980 | — | #533 | 261 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #487 | 290 |
| 1978 | — | #469 | 296 | |
| 1977 | — | #440 | 325 | |
| 1976 | — | #423 | 338 | |
| 1975 | — | #400 | 367 | |
| 1974 | — | #427 | 337 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #392 | 390 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #371 | 450 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #354 | 518 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #349 | 537 |
| 1969 | — | #373 | 441 | |
| 1968 | — | #379 | 421 | |
| 1967 | — | #362 | 430 | |
| 1966 | — | #352 | 453 | |
| 1965 | — | #305 | 614 | |
| 1964 | — | #360 | 471 | |
| 1963 | — | #354 | 485 | |
| 1962 | — | #341 | 520 | |
| 1961 | — | #343 | 526 | |
| 1960 | — | #332 | 546 | |
| 1959 | — | #348 | 500 | |
| 1958 | — | #308 | 603 | |
| 1957 | — | #326 | 562 | |
| 1956 | — | #311 | 569 | |
| 1955 | — | #296 | 593 | |
| 1954 | — | #291 | 597 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #302 | 546 |
| 1952 | — | #282 | 602 | |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #281 | 588 |
| 1950 | — | #290 | 540 | |
| 1949 | — | #295 | 520 | |
| 1948 | — | #290 | 549 | |
| 1947 | — | #269 | 630 | |
| 1946 | — | #248 | 626 | |
| 1945 | — | #255 | 511 | |
| 1944 | — | #245 | 549 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #216 | 674 |
| 1942 | — | #234 | 577 | |
| 1941 | — | #249 | 497 | |
| 1940 | — | #226 | 548 | |
| 1939 | — | #227 | 522 | |
| 1938 | — | #222 | 542 | |
| 1937 | — | #236 | 502 | |
| 1936 | — | #219 | 531 | |
| 1935 | — | #220 | 545 | |
| 1934 | — | #231 | 499 | |
| 1933 | — | #219 | 525 | |
| 1932 | — | #215 | 572 | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #213 | 584 |
| 1930 | — | #229 | 558 | |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #213 | 597 |
| 1928 | — | #205 | 666 | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #217 | 613 |
| 1926 | — | #217 | 629 | |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #218 | 618 |
| 1924 | — | #210 | 639 | |
| 1923 | — | #207 | 623 | |
| 1922 | — | #239 | 548 | |
| 1921 | — | #223 | 599 | |
| 1920 | — | #227 | 556 | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #236 | 499 |
| 1918 | — | #236 | 508 | |
| 1917 | — | #206 | 544 | |
| 1916 | — | #224 | 476 | |
| 1915 | — | #221 | 464 | |
| 1914 | — | #240 | 317 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #220 | 288 |
| 1912 | — | #225 | 233 | |
| 1911 | — | #209 | 140 | |
| 1910 | — | #263 | 86 | |
| 1909 | — | #240 | 83 | |
| 1908 | — | #238 | 78 | |
| 1907 | — | #286 | 54 | |
| 1906 | — | #293 | 48 | |
| 1905 | — | #241 | 65 | |
| 1904 | — | #277 | 46 | |
| 1903 | — | #266 | 48 | |
| 1902 | — | #256 | 52 | |
| 1901 | — | #294 | 35 | |
| 1900 | — | #277 | 55 | |
| 1899 | — | #294 | 35 | |
| 1898 | — | #288 | 40 | |
| 1897 | — | #339 | 30 | |
| 1896 | — | #260 | 48 | |
| 1895 | — | #316 | 33 | |
| 1894 | — | #298 | 34 | |
| 1893 | — | #341 | 27 | |
| 1892 | — | #341 | 30 | |
| 1891 | — | #297 | 31 | |
| 1890 | — | #335 | 27 | |
| 1889 | — | #338 | 27 | |
| 1888 | — | #359 | 26 | |
| 1887 | — | #356 | 21 | |
| 1886 | — | #336 | 25 | |
| 1885 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1884 | — | #433 | 18 | |
| 1883 | — | #346 | 23 | |
| 1882 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1881 | — | #416 | 17 | |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Malcolm was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 18 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1885, when fewer than 19 boys a year got the name.
Where Malcolm is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#124 · 1 in 617
- North Carolina#163 · 1 in 1,093
- Mississippi#173 · 1 in 963
- South Carolina#193 · 1 in 1,191
- Louisiana#211 · 1 in 1,109
Best ever in a state: #45 in New Hampshire, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #124 | 13 | 1 in 617 |
| North Carolina | #163 | 38 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Mississippi | #173 | 17 | 1 in 963 |
| South Carolina | #193 | 18 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Louisiana | #211 | 29 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Georgia | #212 | 33 | 1 in 1,380 |
| Connecticut | #219 | 10 | 1 in 2,136 |
| Tennessee | #228 | 17 | 1 in 1,896 |
| Massachusetts | #238 | 16 | 1 in 2,550 |
| New York | #238 | 73 | 1 in 1,721 |
| Virginia | #243 | 20 | 1 in 1,971 |
| Arkansas | #261 | 7 | 1 in 2,136 |
| Alabama | #262 | 13 | 1 in 1,948 |
| Maryland | #266 | 12 | 1 in 2,425 |
| New Jersey | #268 | 21 | 1 in 2,377 |
| Arizona | #287 | 13 | 1 in 2,183 |
| Florida | #307 | 34 | 1 in 2,339 |
| Pennsylvania | #313 | 20 | 1 in 3,880 |
| Ohio | #324 | 18 | 1 in 4,238 |
| Michigan | #345 | 16 | 1 in 4,040 |
| Kansas | #346 | 5 | 1 in 3,308 |
| Illinois | #355 | 25 | 1 in 3,268 |
| Kentucky | #359 | 5 | 1 in 4,777 |
| Indiana | #369 | 8 | 1 in 4,616 |
| Washington | #370 | 8 | 1 in 3,965 |
| Missouri | #403 | 7 | 1 in 5,106 |
| California | #420 | 56 | 1 in 4,264 |
| Wisconsin | #422 | 5 | 1 in 6,480 |
| Texas | #423 | 39 | 1 in 3,678 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Malcolm
- 42 spots since 2024 (#314 → #272)
- 18 spots since 2020 (#290 → #272)
- 149 spots since 2015 (#421 → #272)
- Biggest jump: 162 spots in 1886 (#498 → #336)
- Biggest drop: 87 spots in 1884 (#346 → #433)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1928 at #205 (666 births)
- Births halved by 1977, 49 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,336 boys born in 1992 were named Malcolm (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,359 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
- Its best rank, #205 in 1928, was only 1 in 1,663 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 14.3% of all boys named Malcolm (10,064) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 209 | #336 (1886) | #388 |
| 1890s | 335 | #260 (1896) | #311 |
| 1900s | 564 | #238 (1908) | #267 |
| 1910s | 3,555 | #206 (1917) | #228 |
| 1920s | 6,088 | #205 (1928) | #218 |
| 1930s | 5,380 | #213 (1931) | #223 |
| 1940s | 5,681 | #216 (1943) | #253 |
| 1950s | 5,700 | #281 (1951) | #304 |
| 1960s | 4,907 | #305 (1965) | #350 |
| 1970s | 3,848 | #349 (1970) | #411 |
| 1980s | 4,527 | #274 (1989) | #430 |
| 1990s | 10,064 | #206 (1992) | #287 |
| 2000s | 5,145 | #368 (2000) | #502 |
| 2010s | 7,105 | #327 (2019) | #431 |
| 2020s | 7,101 | #272 (2025) | #289 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Malcolm in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 347,726 of them was named Malcolm, which outranked 14.6% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,938 names at #11,325; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 2,949 of them was named Malcolm, which outranked 96.0% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.