Malcolm

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Malcolm is a given name of Scottish Gaelic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 69,060 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 68,941 as boys and 119 as girls. Malcolm gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1992 and remains popular today. It is the #888 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,088
2023 1,131
2022 1,219
2021 1,228
2020 1,170
2019 1,022
2018 804
2017 814
2016 784
2015 741
2014 682
2013 649
2012 585
2011 524
2010 496
2009 432
2008 482
2007 453
2006 468
2005 448
2004 444
2003 507
2002 582
2001 614
2000 715
1999 712
1998 702
1997 766
1996 841
1995 887
1994 979
1993 1,224
1992 1,495
1991 1,306
1990 1,163
1989 905
1988 751
1987 638
1986 536
1985 386
1984 279
1983 222
1982 300
1981 275
1980 261
1979 295
1978 296
1977 326
1976 338
1975 367
1974 337
1973 395
1972 456
1971 525
1970 542
1969 441
1968 421
1967 430
1966 453
1965 614
1964 472
1963 485
1962 520
1961 525
1960 545
1959 501
1958 603
1957 562
1956 569
1955 593
1954 597
1953 551
1952 602
1951 593
1950 540
1949 520
1948 549
1947 630
1946 626
1945 511
1944 549
1943 678
1942 577
1941 497
1940 548
1939 522
1938 542
1937 502
1936 531
1935 545
1934 499
1933 525
1932 572
1931 589
1930 558
1929 604
1928 666
1927 622
1926 629
1925 627
1924 639
1923 623
1922 548
1921 599
1920 556
1919 504
1918 508
1917 544
1916 476
1915 464
1914 317
1913 293
1912 233
1911 140
1910 86
1909 83
1908 78
1907 54
1906 48
1905 65
1904 46
1903 48
1902 52
1901 35
1900 55
1899 35
1898 40
1897 30
1896 48
1895 33
1894 34
1893 27
1892 30
1891 31
1890 27
1889 27
1888 26
1887 21
1886 25
1885 14
1884 18
1883 23
1882 20
1881 17
1880 18