Malcolm is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1992 and remains in steady use.
Malcolm is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #272 for boy births in the United States (and #528 across all names), given to 1,257 babies. Malcolm first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1992 (1,495 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,257 | 1,257 | — | #272 |
| 2024 | 1,093 | 1,093 | — | #314 |
| 2023 | 1,131 | 1,131 | — | #293 |
| 2022 | 1,220 | 1,220 | — | #284 |
| 2021 | 1,230 | 1,230 | — | #281 |
| 2020 | 1,170 | 1,170 | — | #291 |
| 2019 | 1,022 | 1,022 | — | #327 |
| 2018 | 806 | 806 | — | #393 |
| 2017 | 814 | 814 | — | #393 |
| 2016 | 784 | 784 | — | #408 |
| 2015 | 741 | 741 | — | #421 |
| 2014 | 682 | 682 | — | #442 |
| 2013 | 650 | 650 | — | #442 |
| 2012 | 585 | 585 | — | #467 |
| 2011 | 525 | 525 | — | #497 |
| 2010 | 496 | 496 | — | #521 |
| 2009 | 432 | 432 | — | #599 |
| 2008 | 482 | 482 | — | #545 |
| 2007 | 453 | 453 | — | #568 |
| 2006 | 468 | 468 | — | #541 |
| 2005 | 448 | 448 | — | #540 |
| 2004 | 444 | 444 | — | #533 |
| 2003 | 507 | 507 | — | #487 |
| 2002 | 582 | 582 | — | #427 |
| 2001 | 614 | 614 | — | #409 |
| 2000 | 715 | 715 | — | #368 |
| 1999 | 712 | 712 | — | #366 |
| 1998 | 702 | 702 | — | #366 |
| 1997 | 766 | — | — | #338 |
| 1996 | 841 | — | — | #313 |
| 1995 | 887 | — | — | #301 |
| 1994 | 979 | — | — | #277 |
| 1993 | 1,225 | — | — | #236 |
| 1992 | 1,495 | — | — | #206 |
| 1991 | 1,306 | — | #11,004 | #230 |
| 1990 | 1,163 | — | #14,327 | #241 |
| 1989 | 905 | — | — | #274 |
| 1988 | 751 | — | #6,929 | #308 |
| 1987 | 638 | — | #12,456 | #324 |
| 1986 | 536 | — | #8,186 | #359 |
| 1985 | 386 | — | — | #434 |
| 1984 | 279 | — | — | #505 |
| 1983 | 221 | — | — | #567 |
| 1982 | 299 | — | — | #491 |
| 1981 | 275 | — | — | #509 |
| 1980 | 261 | — | — | #534 |
| 1979 | 295 | — | #11,207 | #487 |
| 1978 | 296 | — | — | #470 |
| 1977 | 325 | — | — | #440 |
| 1976 | 338 | — | — | #423 |
| 1975 | 367 | — | — | #401 |
| 1974 | 337 | — | — | #427 |
| 1973 | 395 | — | #9,209 | #392 |
| 1972 | 456 | — | #7,830 | #371 |
| 1971 | 525 | — | #7,045 | #354 |
| 1970 | 542 | — | #8,779 | #349 |
| 1969 | 441 | — | — | #373 |
| 1968 | 421 | — | — | #380 |
| 1967 | 430 | — | — | #362 |
| 1966 | 453 | — | — | #353 |
| 1965 | 614 | — | — | #305 |
| 1964 | 471 | — | — | #360 |
| 1963 | 485 | — | — | #354 |
| 1962 | 520 | — | — | #341 |
| 1961 | 526 | — | — | #343 |
| 1960 | 546 | — | — | #332 |
| 1959 | 500 | — | — | #349 |
| 1958 | 603 | — | — | #308 |
| 1957 | 562 | — | — | #326 |
| 1956 | 569 | — | — | #311 |
| 1955 | 593 | — | — | #296 |
| 1954 | 597 | — | — | #291 |
| 1953 | 551 | — | #6,198 | #302 |
| 1952 | 602 | — | — | #282 |
| 1951 | 593 | — | #5,896 | #282 |
| 1950 | 540 | — | — | #290 |
| 1949 | 520 | — | — | #295 |
| 1948 | 549 | — | — | #290 |
| 1947 | 630 | — | — | #269 |
| 1946 | 626 | — | — | #248 |
| 1945 | 511 | — | — | #255 |
| 1944 | 549 | — | — | #245 |
| 1943 | 679 | — | #5,095 | #216 |
| 1942 | 577 | — | — | #234 |
| 1941 | 497 | — | — | #249 |
| 1940 | 548 | — | — | #226 |
| 1939 | 522 | — | — | #227 |
| 1938 | 542 | — | — | #222 |
| 1937 | 502 | — | — | #236 |
| 1936 | 531 | — | — | #219 |
| 1935 | 545 | — | — | #221 |
| 1934 | 499 | — | — | #231 |
| 1933 | 525 | — | — | #219 |
| 1932 | 572 | — | — | #215 |
| 1931 | 589 | — | #4,730 | #214 |
| 1930 | 558 | — | — | #229 |
| 1929 | 604 | — | #3,911 | #213 |
| 1928 | 666 | — | — | #205 |
| 1927 | 622 | — | #3,459 | #217 |
| 1926 | 629 | — | — | #217 |
| 1925 | 627 | — | #3,550 | #218 |
| 1924 | 639 | — | — | #210 |
| 1923 | 623 | — | — | #207 |
| 1922 | 548 | — | — | #240 |
| 1921 | 599 | — | — | #224 |
| 1920 | 556 | — | — | #227 |
| 1919 | 504 | — | #5,272 | #236 |
| 1918 | 508 | — | — | #236 |
| 1917 | 544 | — | — | #206 |
| 1916 | 476 | — | — | #225 |
| 1915 | 464 | — | — | #221 |
| 1914 | 317 | — | — | #240 |
| 1913 | 293 | — | #3,504 | #220 |
| 1912 | 233 | — | — | #225 |
| 1911 | 140 | — | — | #210 |
| 1910 | 86 | — | — | #265 |
| 1909 | 83 | — | — | #242 |
| 1908 | 78 | — | — | #241 |
| 1907 | 54 | — | — | #289 |
| 1906 | 48 | — | — | #294 |
| 1905 | 65 | — | — | #244 |
| 1904 | 46 | — | — | #282 |
| 1903 | 48 | — | — | #266 |
| 1902 | 52 | — | — | #258 |
| 1901 | 35 | — | — | #300 |
| 1900 | 55 | — | — | #279 |
| 1899 | 35 | — | — | #297 |
| 1898 | 40 | — | — | #293 |
| 1897 | 30 | — | — | #345 |
| 1896 | 48 | — | — | #261 |
| 1895 | 33 | — | — | #322 |
| 1894 | 34 | — | — | #303 |
| 1893 | 27 | — | — | #343 |
| 1892 | 30 | — | — | #344 |
| 1891 | 31 | — | — | #303 |
| 1890 | 27 | — | — | #341 |
| 1889 | 27 | — | — | #344 |
| 1888 | 26 | — | — | #366 |
| 1887 | 21 | — | — | #364 |
| 1886 | 25 | — | — | #345 |
| 1885 | 14 | — | — | #516 |
| 1884 | 18 | — | — | #442 |
| 1883 | 23 | — | — | #348 |
| 1882 | 20 | — | — | #410 |
| 1881 | 17 | — | — | #426 |
| 1880 | 18 | — | — | #417 |