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Malcolm Energetic • Determined • Freedom-loving
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One Of Denzel Washington's Sons Is Called Malcolm. The Name Is Also Famous Because Of Malcolm X, The Radical Activist Related To Civil Rights.
Malcolm Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.81%
Male
0.19%
Female
Malcolm is predominantly a boys name, with 0.19% of Malcolms being girls, and 99.81% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 63539 males named Malcolm, and 119 females given the name
Popularity of Malcolm by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Malcolm in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
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Malcolm: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Malcolm' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Malcolm in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Malcolm's average ranking is 1039.07, with it's highest ever rank being #. Malcolm has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 2 times.
Malcolm has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 63658 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Malcolm gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1911, when it's usage went up by 149.13%. During this year, 140 babies were named Malcolm, which was 0.0226% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.039%, in this year alone more than 1000 boys were named Malcolm.
Popular 'M' Names for Boys
| Name | 'M-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | 1. | 7. | 15192 | 0.42% |
| Michael | 2. | 13. | 13998 | 0.387% |
| Matthew | 3. | 21. | 12551 | 0.347% |
| Mateo | 4. | 82. | 6526 | 0.18% |
| Miles | 5. | 179. | 3714 | 0.103% |
| Maxwell | 6. | 190. | 3559 | 0.098% |
| Micah | 7. | 196. | 3447 | 0.095% |
| Max | 8. | 200. | 3394 | 0.094% |
| Maverick | 9. | 243. | 2940 | 0.081% |
| Maddox | 10. | 248. | 2887 | 0.08% |
| Malachi | 11. | 278. | 2585 | 0.071% |
| Miguel | 12. | 286. | 2492 | 0.069% |
| Matteo | 13. | 297. | 2377 | 0.066% |
| Marcus | 14. | 324. | 2156 | 0.06% |
| Maximus | 15. | 332. | 2108 | 0.058% |
| Mark | 16. | 342. | 2057 | 0.057% |
| Messiah | 17. | 400. | 1776 | 0.049% |
| Myles | 18. | 421. | 1688 | 0.047% |
| Milo | 19. | 461. | 1495 | 0.041% |
| Martin | 20. | 482. | 1391 | 0.038% |