Is Malcolm a boy or girl name?
Malcolm is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,088 boys were named Malcolm, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 69,060 US babies named Malcolm were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #314
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Malcolm since 1880
- 69,060
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 1,495 babies
Boys and girls named Malcolm, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 209 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 335 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 564 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 3,555 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 6,088 | 25 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 5,380 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1940s | 5,680 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1950s | 5,701 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 4,906 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 3,849 | 28 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 4,529 | 24 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 10,063 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 5,145 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 7,101 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 5,836 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,088 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,131 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,219 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,228 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,170 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,022 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 804 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 814 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 784 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 741 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 682 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 649 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 585 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 524 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 496 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 432 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 482 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 453 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 468 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 448 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 444 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 507 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 582 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 614 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 715 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 712 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 702 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 766 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 841 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 887 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 979 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,224 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,495 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1,299 | #230 | 7 | #11,004 |
| 1990 | 1,158 | #241 | 5 | #14,327 |
| 1989 | 905 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 740 | #308 | 11 | #6,929 |
| 1987 | 633 | #324 | 5 | #12,456 |
| 1986 | 528 | #359 | 8 | #8,186 |
| 1985 | 386 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 279 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 222 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 300 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 275 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 261 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 290 | #487 | 5 | #11,207 |
| 1978 | 296 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 326 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 338 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 367 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 337 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 390 | #392 | 5 | #9,208 |
| 1972 | 450 | #371 | 6 | #7,829 |
| 1971 | 518 | #354 | 7 | #7,046 |
| 1970 | 537 | #349 | 5 | #8,779 |
| 1969 | 441 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 421 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 430 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 453 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 614 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 472 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 485 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 520 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 525 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 545 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 501 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 603 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 562 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 569 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 593 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 597 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 546 | #302 | 5 | #6,199 |
| 1952 | 602 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 588 | #282 | 5 | #5,896 |
| 1950 | 540 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 520 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 549 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 630 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 626 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 511 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 549 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 673 | #216 | 5 | #5,095 |
| 1942 | 577 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 497 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 548 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 522 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 542 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 502 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 531 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 545 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 499 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 525 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 572 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 584 | #214 | 5 | #4,730 |
| 1930 | 558 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 597 | #213 | 7 | #3,911 |
| 1928 | 666 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 613 | #217 | 9 | #3,460 |
| 1926 | 629 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 618 | #218 | 9 | #3,550 |
| 1924 | 639 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 623 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 548 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 599 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 556 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 499 | #236 | 5 | #5,272 |
| 1918 | 508 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 544 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 476 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 464 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 317 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 288 | #220 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1912 | 233 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 140 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 86 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 83 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 78 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 54 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 48 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 65 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 46 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 48 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 52 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 35 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 55 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 35 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 40 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 30 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 48 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 33 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 34 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 27 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 30 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 31 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 27 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 27 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 26 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 21 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 25 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 14 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 18 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 23 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 20 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 17 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 18 | #417 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Malcolm reached #205 in 1928. As a girl name, it reached #3,460 in 1927. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Malcolm
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.