Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Malcolm

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Malcolm
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1992

Peak rank proxy

1,495

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19922024

Peak year

1992

Decline from peak

27.2%

2024

1,088

All-time

68,941

Malcolm is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1992, when 1,495 boys were named Malcolm.

In 2024, only 1,088 boys were given the name.

All told, about 68,941 Americans have been named Malcolm and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationMillennial

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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