Malcolm

How popular is Malcolm in the UK?

Rank in 2025

#1,008among boys

Babies in 2025

33about 1 in 9,100 boys

Five-year trend

Steadydown 1% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were named Malcolm, making it the 1,008th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 842nd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 62 boys.

Half of all the boys named Malcolm in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were given Malcolm or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #836, up from #1,008 for this spelling alone.

• Malcolm 33
• Malcom 3

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales and 298th in Scotland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1934 (#46), 1944 (#24), 1954 (#31), 1964 (#65) and 1974 (#89).

How popular is Malcolm in the US?

Rank in 2025

#272among boys

Babies in 2025

1,257about 1 in 1,400 boys

Five-year trend

Steadyup 16% in five years

Same name in a class

1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,257 boys in the US were named Malcolm, making it the 272nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 290th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 1,495 boys.

2025 had more boys named Malcolm than any year since 1992.

Half of all the boys named Malcolm in the US since 1880 were born between 1942 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,348 boys in the US were given Malcolm or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #277.

• Malcolm 1,257
• Malcom 91