Malcom
Malcom was the 1775th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 767th with 186 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 777 places. More babies were named Malcom in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,775 boys, up 65 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 91boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992186 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,864babies recorded
Malcom popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,775 | 91 |
| 2020 | #1,840 | 81 |
| 2010 | #2,713 | 45 |
| 2000 | #1,826 | 59 |
| 1990 | #880 | 137 |
| 1980 | #2,259 | 23 |
| 1970 | #1,389 | 37 |
| 1960 | #1,052 | 54 |
| 1950 | #1,098 | 42 |
| 1940 | #1,122 | 35 |
| 1930 | #1,106 | 40 |
| 1920 | #997 | 48 |
| 1910 | #911 | 13 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #1,008 | 5 |
How popular is Malcom, counting every spelling?
Malcom is the most common spelling of a name family that had 91 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 91 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcom | 91 | #1,775 | 433 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Malcom?
91 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malcom (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Malcom born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 92 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malcom.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malcom?
About 4,300 people born in the US named Malcom are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 19 and 51. That makes Malcom mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Malcom by state
How common Malcom was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Malcom: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malcom, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Malcom
How popular is the name Malcom?
Malcom was the 1775th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 767th with 186 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 777 places. More babies were named Malcom in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Malcom a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Malcom in the US.
Where is Malcom most popular?
In 2021–2025, Malcom was most common in Iowa (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and Texas.