Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Malcom

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

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1992

Peak rank proxy

186

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19922024

Peak year

1992

Decline from peak

49.5%

2024

All-time

5,772

Malcom 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 186 boys were named Malcom.

In 2024, only 94 boys were given the name.

All told, about 5,772 Americans have been named Malcom and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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