Meaning not yet researched.
Malcolm: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 1,257 in 2025. Its best rank was #205 in 1928.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #205 in 1928; #272 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Malcolm in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#272 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1928, at #205.
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Malcolm: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 1,257 boys in 2025. Peak: #205 in 1928 · most boys in one year: 1,495 (1992).
In 2025, 1,257 US boys were named Malcolm, making it the 272nd most common boys’ name of the year, up 42 places from #314 in 2024. That is 164 more than the 1,093 boys named Malcolm in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #205, reached in 1928. The most boys given the name in a single year was 1,495, in 1992. For comparison, it was #421 in 2015 and #290 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Malcolm in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 18 babies with the name. In all, 70,328 US babies have been given the name, 0.2% of them girls and 99.8% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 10,076 babies named Malcolm.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 10,527 US boys were named Malcolm; the busiest of those years was 2025, with 1,257. In 2025 that was about 1 in 1,359 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Malcolm ranked highest in Maine in 2025, at #80 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 1 state (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Mac (11,455 babies since 1880) and Malcom (5,864 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Mal and Malkolm are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Mac, Mal and Malc.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Mal (343), Malkolm (17).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 5 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 16 | #80 | — |
| New Hampshire | 12 | #125 | #214 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | #152 | — |
| Oregon | 28 | #152 | #391 |
| Washington | 50 | #173 | #359 |
| Iowa | 23 | #184 | #288 |
| Alaska | 5 | #184 | — |
| Massachusetts | 35 | #187 | #298 |
| Pennsylvania | 68 | #190 | #340 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | #191 | #162 |
| Kansas | 21 | #193 | #551 |
| Indiana | 43 | #198 | #351 |
| Minnesota | 32 | #206 | #379 |
| Colorado | 31 | #213 | #345 |
| Utah | 24 | #218 | #373 |
| Montana | 6 | #219 | — |
| Illinois | 53 | #224 | #408 |
| Ohio | 58 | #226 | #360 |
| Wisconsin | 27 | #229 | #308 |
| Michigan | 44 | #232 | #496 |
| Kentucky | 23 | #242 | #522 |
| Idaho | 11 | #245 | — |
| South Dakota | 6 | #248 | — |
| North Dakota | 5 | #250 | — |
| Nevada | 12 | #258 | — |
| Connecticut | 13 | #260 | #312 |
| Virginia | 32 | #273 | #380 |
| Missouri | 25 | #277 | #357 |
| Maryland | 20 | #279 | #242 |
| Nebraska | 9 | #282 | — |
| New Mexico | 7 | #293 | — |
| Arizona | 26 | #303 | #481 |
| North Carolina | 39 | #313 | #466 |
| Georgia | 39 | #317 | #339 |
| California | 115 | #318 | #473 |
| New Jersey | 27 | #319 | #425 |
| New York | 54 | #331 | #586 |
| Tennessee | 26 | #342 | #444 |
| West Virginia | 5 | #357 | — |
| South Carolina | 15 | #363 | #512 |
| Oklahoma | 13 | #368 | #502 |
| Arkansas | 8 | #428 | — |
| Alabama | 12 | #439 | #403 |
| Texas | 69 | #490 | #575 |
| Florida | 37 | #497 | #443 |
| Louisiana | 9 | #517 | #404 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 1,257 | #272 |
| 2024 | — | — | 1,093 | #314 |
| 2023 | — | — | 1,131 | #293 |
| 2022 | — | — | 1,220 | #284 |
| 2021 | — | — | 1,230 | #281 |
| 2020 | — | — | 1,170 | #291 |
| 2019 | — | — | 1,022 | #327 |
| 2018 | — | — | 806 | #393 |
| 2017 | — | — | 814 | #393 |
| 2016 | — | — | 784 | #408 |
| 2015 | — | — | 741 | #421 |
| 2014 | — | — | 682 | #442 |
| 2013 | — | — | 650 | #442 |
| 2012 | — | — | 585 | #467 |
| 2011 | — | — | 525 | #497 |
| 2010 | — | — | 496 | #521 |
| 2009 | — | — | 432 | #599 |
| 2008 | — | — | 482 | #545 |
| 2007 | — | — | 453 | #568 |
| 2006 | — | — | 468 | #541 |
| 2005 | — | — | 448 | #540 |
| 2004 | — | — | 444 | #533 |
| 2003 | — | — | 507 | #487 |
| 2002 | — | — | 582 | #427 |
| 2001 | — | — | 614 | #409 |
| 2000 | — | — | 715 | #368 |
| 1999 | — | — | 712 | #366 |
| 1998 | — | — | 702 | #366 |
| 1997 | — | — | 766 | #338 |
| 1996 | — | — | 841 | #313 |
| 1995 | — | — | 887 | #301 |
| 1994 | — | — | 979 | #277 |
| 1993 | — | — | 1,225 | #236 |
| 1992 | — | — | 1,495 | #206 |
| 1991 | 7 | #11,004 | 1,299 | #230 |
| 1990 | 5 | #14,327 | 1,158 | #241 |
| 1989 | — | — | 905 | #274 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,929 | 740 | #308 |
| 1987 | 5 | #12,456 | 633 | #324 |
| 1986 | 8 | #8,186 | 528 | #359 |
| 1985 | — | — | 386 | #434 |
| 1984 | — | — | 279 | #505 |
| 1983 | — | — | 221 | #567 |
| 1982 | — | — | 299 | #491 |
| 1981 | — | — | 275 | #509 |
| 1980 | — | — | 261 | #534 |
| 1979 | 5 | #11,207 | 290 | #487 |
| 1978 | — | — | 296 | #470 |
| 1977 | — | — | 325 | #440 |
| 1976 | — | — | 338 | #423 |
| 1975 | — | — | 367 | #401 |
| 1974 | — | — | 337 | #427 |
| 1973 | 5 | #9,209 | 390 | #392 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,830 | 450 | #371 |
| 1971 | 7 | #7,045 | 518 | #354 |
| 1970 | 5 | #8,779 | 537 | #349 |
| 1969 | — | — | 441 | #373 |
| 1968 | — | — | 421 | #380 |
| 1967 | — | — | 430 | #362 |
| 1966 | — | — | 453 | #353 |
| 1965 | — | — | 614 | #305 |
| 1964 | — | — | 471 | #360 |
| 1963 | — | — | 485 | #354 |
| 1962 | — | — | 520 | #341 |
| 1961 | — | — | 526 | #343 |
| 1960 | — | — | 546 | #332 |
| 1959 | — | — | 500 | #349 |
| 1958 | — | — | 603 | #308 |
| 1957 | — | — | 562 | #326 |
| 1956 | — | — | 569 | #311 |
| 1955 | — | — | 593 | #296 |
| 1954 | — | — | 597 | #291 |
| 1953 | 5 | #6,198 | 546 | #302 |
| 1952 | — | — | 602 | #282 |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,896 | 588 | #282 |
| 1950 | — | — | 540 | #290 |
| 1949 | — | — | 520 | #295 |
| 1948 | — | — | 549 | #290 |
| 1947 | — | — | 630 | #269 |
| 1946 | — | — | 626 | #248 |
| 1945 | — | — | 511 | #255 |
| 1944 | — | — | 549 | #245 |
| 1943 | 5 | #5,095 | 674 | #216 |
| 1942 | — | — | 577 | #234 |
| 1941 | — | — | 497 | #249 |
| 1940 | — | — | 548 | #226 |
| 1939 | — | — | 522 | #227 |
| 1938 | — | — | 542 | #222 |
| 1937 | — | — | 502 | #236 |
| 1936 | — | — | 531 | #219 |
| 1935 | — | — | 545 | #221 |
| 1934 | — | — | 499 | #231 |
| 1933 | — | — | 525 | #219 |
| 1932 | — | — | 572 | #215 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,730 | 584 | #214 |
| 1930 | — | — | 558 | #229 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,911 | 597 | #213 |
| 1928 | — | — | 666 | #205 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,459 | 613 | #217 |
| 1926 | — | — | 629 | #217 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,550 | 618 | #218 |
| 1924 | — | — | 639 | #210 |
| 1923 | — | — | 623 | #207 |
| 1922 | — | — | 548 | #240 |
| 1921 | — | — | 599 | #224 |
| 1920 | — | — | 556 | #227 |
| 1919 | 5 | #5,272 | 499 | #236 |
| 1918 | — | — | 508 | #236 |
| 1917 | — | — | 544 | #206 |
| 1916 | — | — | 476 | #225 |
| 1915 | — | — | 464 | #221 |
| 1914 | — | — | 317 | #240 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,504 | 288 | #220 |
| 1912 | — | — | 233 | #225 |
| 1911 | — | — | 140 | #210 |
| 1910 | — | — | 86 | #265 |
| 1909 | — | — | 83 | #242 |
| 1908 | — | — | 78 | #241 |
| 1907 | — | — | 54 | #289 |
| 1906 | — | — | 48 | #294 |
| 1905 | — | — | 65 | #244 |
| 1904 | — | — | 46 | #282 |
| 1903 | — | — | 48 | #266 |
| 1902 | — | — | 52 | #258 |
| 1901 | — | — | 35 | #300 |
| 1900 | — | — | 55 | #279 |
| 1899 | — | — | 35 | #297 |
| 1898 | — | — | 40 | #293 |
| 1897 | — | — | 30 | #345 |
| 1896 | — | — | 48 | #261 |
| 1895 | — | — | 33 | #322 |
| 1894 | — | — | 34 | #303 |
| 1893 | — | — | 27 | #343 |
| 1892 | — | — | 30 | #344 |
| 1891 | — | — | 31 | #303 |
| 1890 | — | — | 27 | #341 |
| 1889 | — | — | 27 | #344 |
| 1888 | — | — | 26 | #366 |
| 1887 | — | — | 21 | #364 |
| 1886 | — | — | 25 | #345 |
| 1885 | — | — | 14 | #516 |
| 1884 | — | — | 18 | #442 |
| 1883 | — | — | 23 | #348 |
| 1882 | — | — | 20 | #410 |
| 1881 | — | — | 17 | #426 |
| 1880 | — | — | 18 | #417 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).