Is Malcom a boy or girl name?
Malcom is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 94 boys were named Malcom, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 5,772 US babies named Malcom were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,755
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Malcom since 1880
- 5,772
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 186 babies
Boys and girls named Malcom, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 242 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 430 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 332 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 298 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 528 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 450 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 349 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 492 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,130 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 554 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 458 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 422 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94 | #1,755 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 90 | #1,795 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 83 | #1,900 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 74 | #2,016 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 81 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 80 | #1,879 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 47 | #2,655 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,049 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,041 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,972 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,879 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,534 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,713 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,606 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,282 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,156 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 47 | #2,454 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 61 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 65 | #1,781 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 62 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 59 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 80 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 78 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 101 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 89 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 82 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 114 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 124 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 186 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 139 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 137 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 107 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 81 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 66 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 70 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 34 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 34 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,260 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 28 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 37 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 30 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 49 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 69 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 50 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 47 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 47 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 55 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 54 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 64 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 63 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 64 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 57 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 53 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 48 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 42 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 20 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 29 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 35 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 35 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 31 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 37 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 43 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 41 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 40 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 40 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 53 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 45 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 42 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 43 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 44 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 30 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 43 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 48 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 32 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 34 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 24 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Malcom reached #767 in 1992. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 Malcom
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.