Malcolm Name Popularity
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How popular is Malcolm?
In 2018 the somewhat popular name Malcolm, ranked the 394th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Malcolm has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #205 in 1928.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1992 with 1,495 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Malcolm in any given year was 14 in 1885.
Approximately during the years 1893-1896, 1897-1900, 1901-1905, 1907-1915, 1940-1943, and 1982-1992, the name Malcolm took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1992-1996, and 2000-2004.
Malcolm's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Malcolm has risen.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Malcolm?
Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.
The name Malcolm still has a solid footing and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Malcolm (Girl) | Malcolm (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | < 5 | -- | 799 | 394 |
| 2017 | | < 5 | -- | 813 | 391 |
| 2016 | | < 5 | -- | 781 | 408 |
| 2015 | | < 5 | -- | 739 | 420 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 682 | 442 |
| 2013 | | < 5 | -- | 648 | 444 |
| 2012 | | < 5 | -- | 584 | 467 |
| 2011 | | < 5 | -- | 524 | 497 |
| 2010 | | < 5 | -- | 495 | 521 |
| 2009 | | < 5 | -- | 432 | 599 |
| 2008 | | < 5 | -- | 482 | 545 |
| 2007 | | < 5 | -- | 453 | 568 |
| 2006 | | < 5 | -- | 468 | 541 |
| 2005 | | < 5 | -- | 448 | 540 |
| 2004 | | < 5 | -- | 444 | 533 |
| 2003 | | < 5 | -- | 507 | 487 |
| 2002 | | < 5 | -- | 582 | 426 |
| 2001 | | < 5 | -- | 614 | 409 |
| 2000 | | < 5 | -- | 715 | 368 |
| 1999 | | < 5 | -- | 712 | 366 |
| 1998 | | < 5 | -- | 702 | 366 |
| 1997 | | < 5 | -- | 766 | 338 |
| 1996 | | < 5 | -- | 841 | 313 |
| 1995 | | < 5 | -- | 888 | 300 |
| 1994 | | < 5 | -- | 979 | 277 |
| 1993 | | < 5 | -- | 1,224 | 237 |
| 1992 | | < 5 | -- | 1,495 | 206 |
| 1991 | | 7 | 11,001 | 1,299 | 230 |
| 1990 | | 5 | 14,325 | 1,158 | 241 |
| 1989 | | < 5 | -- | 904 | 274 |
| 1988 | | 11 | 6,929 | 741 | 307 |
| 1987 | | 5 | 12,445 | 633 | 324 |
| 1986 | | 8 | 8,185 | 528 | 359 |
| 1985 | | < 5 | -- | 386 | 434 |
| 1984 | | < 5 | -- | 280 | 505 |
| 1983 | | < 5 | -- | 222 | 567 |
| 1982 | | < 5 | -- | 300 | 491 |
| 1981 | | < 5 | -- | 273 | 510 |
| 1980 | | < 5 | -- | 260 | 534 |
| 1979 | | 5 | 11,202 | 290 | 487 |
| 1978 | | < 5 | -- | 296 | 471 |
| 1977 | | < 5 | -- | 327 | 439 |
| 1976 | | < 5 | -- | 337 | 423 |
| 1975 | | < 5 | -- | 368 | 399 |
| 1974 | | < 5 | -- | 337 | 428 |
| 1973 | | 5 | 9,206 | 390 | 392 |
| 1972 | | 6 | 7,828 | 451 | 370 |
| 1971 | | 7 | 7,043 | 521 | 353 |
| 1970 | | 5 | 8,778 | 537 | 350 |
| 1969 | | < 5 | -- | 441 | 373 |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 422 | 380 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 429 | 362 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 454 | 352 |
| 1965 | | < 5 | -- | 613 | 305 |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | 471 | 361 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 485 | 354 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 520 | 341 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 524 | 344 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 545 | 332 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 498 | 349 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 602 | 308 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 561 | 326 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 568 | 312 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 594 | 296 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 597 | 291 |
| 1953 | | 5 | 6,199 | 547 | 302 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 603 | 280 |
| 1951 | | 5 | 5,895 | 586 | 282 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 541 | 290 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 520 | 295 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 549 | 290 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 630 | 269 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 626 | 248 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 511 | 256 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 549 | 245 |
| 1943 | | 5 | 5,096 | 672 | 216 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 576 | 234 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 497 | 249 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 548 | 227 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 523 | 227 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 542 | 222 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 501 | 236 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 531 | 219 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 545 | 221 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 498 | 231 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 526 | 219 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 572 | 215 |
| 1931 | | 5 | 4,731 | 583 | 215 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 557 | 229 |
| 1929 | | 7 | 3,911 | 599 | 213 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 665 | 205 |
| 1927 | | 9 | 3,461 | 614 | 217 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 629 | 217 |
| 1925 | | 9 | 3,549 | 618 | 218 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 639 | 210 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 623 | 207 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 548 | 240 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 599 | 224 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 556 | 227 |
| 1919 | | 5 | 5,272 | 499 | 236 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 508 | 236 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 544 | 206 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 476 | 225 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 464 | 221 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 317 | 240 |
| 1913 | | 5 | 3,504 | 288 | 220 |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | 233 | 225 |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 140 | 210 |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | 86 | 265 |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | 83 | 242 |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | 78 | 241 |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | 54 | 289 |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | 48 | 294 |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | 65 | 244 |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | 46 | 282 |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | 48 | 266 |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | 52 | 258 |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 300 |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | 55 | 279 |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 297 |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 293 |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 345 |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | 48 | 261 |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 322 |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 303 |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 343 |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 344 |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 303 |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 341 |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 344 |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 366 |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 364 |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 345 |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 516 |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 442 |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 348 |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 410 |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 426 |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 417 |