Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Malcom

#1,580 most common boys' name of all time · #3,820 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,580
Rank overall
#3,820 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
130 of 146
All-time
5,864
Since 2016
720
Peak year
1992 #767
Best rank
#767 1992
Girls Boys peak 186/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Malcom is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 91 91 #1,771
2024 95 95 #1,737
2023 90 90 #1,788
2022 83 83 #1,893
2021 74 74 #2,002
2020 81 81 #1,834
2019 80 80 #1,871
2018 48 48 #2,619
2017 39 39 #3,008
2016 39 39 #2,996
2015 49 49 #2,529
2014 26 26 #3,896
2013 40 40 #2,852
2012 44 44 #2,718
2011 49 49 #2,506
2010 45 45 #2,684
2009 30 30 #3,554
2008 58 58 #2,267
2007 63 63 #2,143
2006 59 59 #2,182
2005 47 47 #2,435
2004 61 61 #1,975
2003 50 50 #2,181
2002 65 65 #1,772
2001 62 62 #1,802
2000 59 59 #1,816
1999 80 80 #1,452
1998 78 78 #1,450
1997 101 101 #1,183
1996 89 89 #1,248
1995 82 82 #1,301
1994 114 114 #1,041
1993 124 124 #966
1992 186 186 #767
1991 139 139 #896
1990 137 137 #879
1989 107 107 #985
1988 81 81 #1,108
1987 66 66 #1,188
1986 70 70 #1,130
1985 34 34 #1,767
1984 34 34 #1,697
1983 18 18 #2,589
1982 28 28 #1,944
1981 31 31 #1,821
1980 23 23 #2,229
1979 33 33 #1,720
1978 39 39 #1,492
1977 31 31 #1,714
1976 32 32 #1,655
1975 28 28 #1,761
1974 42 42 #1,317
1973 29 29 #1,616
1972 43 43 #1,266
1971 34 34 #1,474
1970 37 37 #1,380
1969 31 31 #1,449
1968 27 27 #1,516
1967 30 30 #1,393
1966 49 49 #1,049
1965 69 69 #884
1964 44 44 #1,163
1963 51 51 #1,072
1962 47 47 #1,125
1961 47 47 #1,150
1960 54 54 #1,049
1959 55 55 #1,039
1958 64 64 #952
1957 63 63 #960
1956 64 64 #935
1955 57 57 #997
1954 53 53 #1,033
1953 48 48 #1,051
1952 42 42 #1,143
1951 41 41 #1,126
1950 42 42 #1,090
1949 37 37 #1,173
1948 29 29 #1,352
1947 20 20 #1,704
1946 29 29 #1,304
1945 31 31 #1,189
1944 20 20 #1,538
1943 35 35 #1,158
1942 27 27 #1,341
1941 35 35 #1,115
1940 35 35 #1,113
1939 31 31 #1,178
1938 37 37 #1,070
1937 24 24 #1,379
1936 28 28 #1,249
1935 32 32 #1,178
1934 23 23 #1,432
1933 43 43 #968
1932 33 33 #1,181
1931 41 41 #1,058
1930 40 40 #1,101
1929 40 40 #1,099
1928 53 53 #933
1927 45 45 #1,051
1926 42 42 #1,097
1925 43 43 #1,059
1924 44 44 #1,079
1923 30 30 #1,329
1922 42 42 #1,089
1921 43 43 #1,074
1920 48 48 #993
1919 29 29 #1,331
1918 32 32 #1,241
1917 34 34 #1,158
1916 30 30 #1,218
1915 28 28 #1,247
1914 21 21 #1,312
1913 21 21 #1,126
1912 24 24 #928
1911 10 10 #1,138
1910 13 13 #896
1909 9 9 #1,048
1908 7 7 #1,150
1907 5 5 #1,386
1905 6 6 #1,144
1904 8 8 #917
1898 7 7 #934
1897 5 5 #1,125
1896 5 5 #1,164
1894 8 8 #830
1885 5 5 #1,001
1884 6 6 #915
1883 6 6 #850
1882 5 5 #1,004
1880 5 5 #1,011