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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 NamePopul. 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.