Malcolm
A boys’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning devotee of Saint Columba.
Babies a year
804
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#272
up from #314
UK popularity
#1307
21 babies
How Malcolm has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #421 |
| 2016 | #408 |
| 2017 | #393 |
| 2018 | #394 |
| 2019 | #326 |
| 2020 | #290 |
| 2021 | #281 |
| 2022 | #285 |
| 2023 | #292 |
| 2024 | #314 |
| 2025 | #272 |
In 2025, 21 babies in England and Wales were named Malcolm. In the US, 804 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,495 in 1992.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Malcolm was most common in 1990, when it went to 0.05% of American babies of that sex.
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