Malcom Name Popularity

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How popular is Malcom?

In 2018 the rare name Malcom, ranked the 2,640th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Malcom is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #767 in 1992 with 186 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Malcom in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1906.

Approximately during the years 1909-1912, 1916-1920, 1946-1950, 1951-1954, 1962-1965, and 1983-1992, the name Malcom took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1992-1995, and 1997-2000.

Malcom's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Malcom has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Malcom?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Malcom is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Malcom (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		47	2,640
2017		39	3,035
2016		39	3,030
2015		49	2,549
2014		26	3,969
2013		40	2,875
2012		44	2,745
2011		49	2,531
2010		45	2,710
2009		30	3,603
2008		58	2,280
2007		63	2,155
2006		59	2,196
2005		47	2,453
2004		61	1,983
2003		50	2,193
2002		65	1,781
2001		62	1,808
2000		59	1,826
1999		80	1,450
1998		78	1,455
1997		101	1,186
1996		89	1,254
1995		82	1,303
1994		114	1,046
1993		124	971
1992		186	767
1991		138	898
1990		138	876
1989		107	989
1988		81	1,113
1987		66	1,190
1986		70	1,129
1985		34	1,776
1984		34	1,706
1983		18	2,630
1982		28	1,971
1981		31	1,840
1980		23	2,257
1979		33	1,736
1978		39	1,495
1977		31	1,727
1976		32	1,664
1975		28	1,770
1974		43	1,303
1973		29	1,635
1972		43	1,276
1971		34	1,487
1970		37	1,389
1969		31	1,451
1968		27	1,532
1967		30	1,400
1966		49	1,053
1965		69	886
1964		45	1,157
1963		50	1,084
1962		47	1,133
1961		47	1,157
1960		55	1,036
1959		54	1,056
1958		64	956
1957		63	958
1956		63	944
1955		57	998
1954		53	1,034
1953		48	1,049
1952		42	1,144
1951		41	1,130
1950		42	1,099
1949		37	1,175
1948		28	1,391
1947		20	1,717
1946		29	1,321
1945		31	1,195
1944		20	1,560
1943		35	1,165
1942		27	1,346
1941		35	1,120
1940		35	1,123
1939		31	1,186
1938		37	1,072
1937		24	1,392
1936		28	1,262
1935		32	1,180
1934		23	1,451
1933		43	973
1932		33	1,194
1931		41	1,057
1930		40	1,106
1929		40	1,104
1928		53	933
1927		45	1,052
1926		42	1,103
1925		43	1,063
1924		44	1,084
1923		30	1,347
1922		42	1,096
1921		43	1,082
1920		48	997
1919		29	1,337
1918		32	1,249
1917		34	1,163
1916		30	1,232
1915		28	1,256
1914		21	1,329
1913		21	1,136
1912		24	928
1911		10	1,171
1910		13	911
1909		9	1,057
1908		7	1,176
1907		5	1,470
1906		< 5	--
1905		6	1,181
1904		8	932
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		7	955
1897		5	1,170
1896		5	1,202
1895		< 5	--
1894		8	833
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		5	1,031
1884		6	927
1883		6	853
1882		5	1,036
1881		< 5	--
1880		5	1,008

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.